1634   The 1^st Passion Play was held in thanksgiving to God for sparing the village of Oberammergau, Germany from the Black Plaque.

1644   2^nd performance

1654   3^rd performance

1664   4^th performance

1674   5^th performance

1680   6^th performance.  In this year the Village of Oberammergau voted to change the performance date of the Passion Play to the 1^st year of each decade (zero years).

1690   7^th performance

1700   8^th performance

1710   9^th performance

1720   10^th performance

1730   11^th performance

1740   12^th performance

1750   13^th performance

1760   14^th performance

1770   15^th performance

1780   16^th performance

1790   17^th performance.  Admission fees are charged for the 1^st time.

1800   18^th performance

1811   19^th performance.  As a result of a ban on all Passion plays by Maximilian von Montgelas, the Oberammergau Passion Play was not performed again until 1811.

1815   20^th performance.  A  special performance year to give thanks to the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

1820   21^st performance

1830   22^nd performance

1840   23^rd performance

1850   24^th performance.  Is the 1^st organized by a democratically-elected “Passion Play Committee" and the 1^st published in both English and French.

1860   25^th performance

1870   26^th performance.  1^st time package tours for the Passion Play are offered.

1880   27^th performance

1890   28^th performance.  Seating is partially covered by a roof and the play is performed theatre-style with realistic historical sets and costumes.

1900   29^th performance

1910   30^th performance

1922   31^st performance.  Performance was postponed for 2 years following Word War I.

1930   32^nd performance.  A new stage was built and seating capacity expanded to 5,200.

1934   33^rd performance.  Special performance year in celebration of the 300^th anniversary of the first Passion Play performance in 1634.

1950   34^th performance.  Previous performance was cancelled due to World War II.

1960   35^th performance

1970   36^th performance

1980   37^th performance

1984   38^th performance.  Jubilee performance year in celebration of the 350^th anniversary of the first Passion Play performance in 1634.

1990   39^th performance

2000   40^th performance.  520,000 spectators attended.

2010   41^st performance.  Are you a spectator?