CAMROSS PASSION PLAY 2006
Click the image below for sceans from the opening Night
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This
Passion Play is based and adapted from the World Famous Oberammergau
Passion Play script. The producer is Paul Walsh, from
Wexford. Fr. Willie
Howell is musical director with Eanna McKenna as organist.
Oberammergau, a small town in the south of Germany near the Swiss border, was suffering from a deadly plague in 1633. The little village promised that if their town was spared they would perform this mammoth play every 10 years. By the miracle of God's grace, they were delivered from this evil and they have lived up to their promise ever since. This is again a mammoth task for a small village like Camross in Co. Wexford, but when we approached our Parish Priest Fr. Denis Brennan and asked about the whole parish being involved he welcomed us with open arms. Even then we were stretched to the limits and we had to appeal to our neighbouring parishes, Clongeen, Adamstown, Cushinstown, Raheen, Glynn-Barntown, Carrig-on-Bannow, Newbawn and Wexford and Cleariestown/Rathangan to support us. The response was unbelievable and the bringing to fruition of this Passion Play is in itself a miracle. This
is rural community life at its best. Fr. David Murphy our curate has helped
in every way possible also. With local craftspeople,
sponsorship, the
clergy, bishop’s house,
the press, South East Radio and Wexford County
Council have all come onboard to help us in this venture. For the
weeks of Lent and before, we have been walking
the way with Our Lord . The
fun, the tears, the learning
the sharing and the joy of it all has made this a wonderful experience
in 2000 and we felt we wanted to recreate the wonder and awe of it all 6
years down the road. We
hope that this is how you will describe the show - as an experience!
We hope that long after the show is over, people will still recall
the Camross Passion Play, produced in the year of Our Lord 2000 and 2006 |
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Welcome from the Committee Chairperson Welcome
to the 2006 production of the Easter Passion
Play. It's been six years since our first production in 2000
and the whole idea then was to do something to celebrate the
millennium. It was an outstanding success and the cast at that
time vowed it would not be the last production. Six years later
and we are back with a new production and almost the same
cast. The
story depicts the final days in Our Lords life on earth and what
you will see performed tonight re enacts the well known events and
happenings that lead up to his crucifixion and death Everybody
has heard the story and listened to its detail. We invite
you to sit back to see this story brought to life in words action
and song Cast
members are from the parish of Taghmon and surrounding rural parishes
here in Wexford. They have all given their time and
commitment since the middle of January when rehearsals began to bring to
you this week the Passion of Our Lord. It's
a special month here in Taghmon parish because on Sunday April
23rd our parish priest Monsignor Denis Brennan will be consecrated
as the new Bishop of Ferns. News of his selection to high office
broke on Ash Wednesday as we were in the middle
of rehearsals for this weeks production. It's a big step for
our parish priest so lets wish him well We
remember this week cast and crew members who played a part
in bringing you the original production of this play six years
ago and who are no longer with us Finally
the community of Camross and the organising committee welcome you all to
Camross Hall a venue that has a tradition of entertainment stretching back
over the past ninety years
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The Cast Finance Committee Breda Nolan Michael Doyle Martin Colfer Public Relations Michael Doyle Breda Banville Martin Colfer Fr. David Murphy Maria Colfer Committee Michael Doyle Maria Colfer Margaret O’Gorman Margaret Nolan Breda Banville Denis Banville Breda Nolan Peggy Doyle Eddie Colfer Robert Nolan
Cast Christ Pat O’Callaghan Mary (mother of Christ) Billie O’Donnell Mary Magdalene Breda Nolan High Priests Archelaus Pat Kirwan Saras Adrian Casey Dathan Eoin Doyle Caiphas Sean Hayden Pilate Shay Hannon Annas Jim Roberts Herod Paul Walsh Simon Michael Casey Martha May Buttimer Apostles Judas Val Whitty Peter Seamus Murphy Thomas Eddie Colfer Andrew Richard Banville John Michael Doyle Matthew Michael O’Gorman James the Younger John Breen James the Elder Mogue Curtis Jude Dave Roche Bartholemew Michael Bolger Philip Patrick Wadden Simon Michael Casey Samaritan Woman Maria Colfer Young girl Sarah Banville Jacob Thomas Whelan Templeguards Captain Patrick O’Reilly Malchus Robert O’Connor Domitius John Murphy Melchi Martin Dunne Catiline Patrick English Caspius James Whitty Faustus Karl Winters Sabinus John O’Connor Simon of Cyrene Brian O’Gorman
False Witnesses Eliab Rose Doyle Gad Margaret Crosbie Nun Eileen Hannon Servant Girl Breda Banville Angel Leslie Power Gesmas Sean O’Gorman Dismas Michael O’Gorman Joseph of Arimathea Martin Colfer Veronica May Buttimer Barabbas Dave Roche Holy Women of Jerusalem Kathleen Murphy Maureen Roche Breda Whelan Margaret Crosbie Mairead Bennett Breda Banville Anne Power Rose Doyle Catherine Seery Kathleen O’Grady Mary B. Kelly Eileen Hannon Crowd Scenes Catherine Seery Kathleen Murphy Maureen Roche Mairead Bennett Anne Power Breda Whelan Rose Doyle Kathleen O’Grady Mary B. Kelly Vincent Murphy Barry O’Gorman Padraig Fanning Mark Waters Veron CHOIR Robert Furlong Padraig Furlong Tomàs Whelan John Goulding Dick Murphy Michael Ridgwell Joe Cooper Des Walsh Martin Jordan Matt Banville Ray Furlong Martin Colfer William Considine Michael O’Gorman James Whitney Thomas Furlong Donnagh North Mattie Banville Tina Whelan Angela Furlong Myra Winters Aileen Winters Marianne Young Patricia Sweeney Connie Swan Ciara Sweeney Margaret Kelly Mary Margaret Roche Marie O’Rourke Kathleen Murray Margaret O’Gorman Eileen Whitty Dympna Kelly Kathleen Hickey Mary Kelly Peggy Cooper Ann Furlong Josephine Grennan Sadie English Maggie Morrissey Mary Nolan Set Design and Props Denis Banville Robert Nolan Jim Roche Scenery Designer Sharon Kehoe Backstage Crew Denis Banville Robert Nolan Jim Roche Thomas Nolan Patrick Murphy Eddie Roche Wardrobe Co-Ordinator Peggy Doyle Wardrobe Team Margaret O’Gorman Majella Colfer Assistants Theresa Murphy Mary Margaret Roche Make –Up Bridin Rochford Dympna Kelly Breda Banville Margaret Nolan Margaret Crosbie Breda Whelan Ruth Kelly Eileen Hannon Raffle Co Ordinator Margaret Nolan Team Margaret O’Gorman Dolores Whitty Edel O’Gorman Carol Clarke Fr. David Murphy Veronica’s Towel Art work by: Mary Doyle & Lou Barden Lighting Philip Walsh Sound J. Coffey Car Park Supervisors Paddy Nolan Phil Kelly And Helpers Dressing Room Supervisors Paddy Nolan Phil Kelly Door Margaret O’Gorman Phil Kelly Jim Doyle Pat Codd Ushers Pat Kavanagh Paddy O’Gorman (Poulpeasty) Media South East Radio Irish Catholic Echo Newspaper The People Newspaper Group Wexford Co. Council KCR Radio Bishop’s House Clergy of Diocese of Ferns School Art Competition Judge Artist Sharon Kehoe Sponsors of Art Competition Spectrum Art Supplies, Wexford Backdrop on loan from :Fr. Patsy Young, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan. Tea Room Cast Mary Tector Helen Roche Sheila Waters Mary Bolger Sponsors Wexford Co Council Arts committee Cedarwood Kitchen & Bedroom Furniture, Camross C& D Providers Larkin’s Cross Irish Pride, Taghmon Musgraves, Cork Glanbia, Taghmon Wallace’s Wellingtonbridge Morris’s Providers Waterford Ferrigcarrig Hotel Brookes Thomas Group Dunnes Stores Spectrum, Wexford FAS ANCCR Group A & M Hardware, Taghmon |
For images from the Camross passion play 2000 click here