Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog about one of the most gigantic plays Buffalo has ever seen, the Canisius College Passion Play. In this blog I'll explain what the Passion Play is, talk about one of the largest stages that existed in America, and how some of the highest tech equipment then compares to nowadays equipment.
The Passion Play is about the story of Jesus Christ, whom is believed by some to have existed, and his journey from the last supper to his resurrection. It's size ranges from small to GIGANTIC, with the last one in Buffalo having 700 people and over 20 live animals, including several camels that were donated to the Buffalo Zoo afterwards.
The stage that was created for the Passion Play (in 1920) was 175 feet wide and 86 feet deep, with a total area of over 15 thousand feet! It costed 100s of thousands to create, and had room for 3,000 people. What was amazing however, was the fact that it was 7 times safer then the requirements of the time period in all sections, making it one of the safest theaters in NY. It's size/safety ratio is still one of the best in the USA!
It had several people gifted with inventiveness making and buying the tech for the play. Things like the Linnebach Lantern are being upgraded even now, being used to have over hundreds of backgrounds that gave the play a better feeling. The most used technology was the spotlight, which instead of casting someone to be Jesus, actually used 'a grand beam of light' to resemble him, which is most used in one of the final scenes, with him being reborn and slightly grayer then all earlier scenes.
That's that. Adventure Van, out!
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