Oberammergau, then a hill village, vowed in 1633 to perform the 10-yearly play if it was spared the bubonic plague. It was. While the direction today is professional, the cast and crew of one of the world’s most famous displays of Christian faith are all amateurs. The village has grown into a small town.

“Every Oberammergau resident has a right to take part. I have to find jobs for all comers,” said the director, Christian Stueckl. The 2000 performance in the open-air theatre involved 2,200 locals.

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