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The '''Kemnather Laien- u. Passionsspielverein e. V.''' is an amateur theatre association in [[wikipedia:Kemnath|Kemnath]], Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany. Kemnath has a lay [[wikipedia:Passion Play|passion play]], the ''Kemnather Passion'', first staged in 2008 for the town's 1000th anniversary.<ref name="kem2008" /><ref name="wikidata" />

== History ==
The ''Kemnather Passion'' premiered on 1 March 2008 as one of the highlights of Kemnath's millennium celebrations; more than 4,000 tickets for the six performances in the multi-purpose hall had been sold beforehand, and the Bishop of Regensburg, [[wikipedia:Gerhard Ludwig Müller|Gerhard Ludwig Müller]], was expected at the premiere.<ref name="kem2008" /> The play was revived in 2013 in a new production directed by Thomas Linkel, with an ensemble of 160 people on stage and a 90-voice passion choir under Josef Zaglmann; it opened on 9 March 2013 and ran for seven performances up to Good Friday. A 64-page illustrated book with photographs of the production was printed in 7,000 copies and given to spectators free of charge.<ref name="kem2013" />

== Venue ==
The passion play is performed in the multi-purpose hall (''Mehrzweckhalle'') in Kemnath.<ref name="kem2008" /><ref name="kem2013" />

== References ==
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<ref name="kem2008">[https://kemnath.de/fileadmin/user_upload/zielgruppen/Buergerservice/KEM_Journal/Archiv/2008/2008-01.pdf KEM-Journal, January 2008] (PDF), Stadt Kemnath, 2008, retrieved 19 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261020202709/https://www.kemnath.de/fileadmin/user_upload/zielgruppen/Buergerservice/KEM_Journal/Archiv/2008/2008-01.pdf Archived] on 20 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="kem2013">[https://kemnath.de/fileadmin/user_upload/zielgruppen/Buergerservice/KEM_Journal/Archiv/2013/2013_03.pdf KEM-Journal, March 2013: Die Passion in farbigen Bildern] (PDF), Stadt Kemnath, 2013, retrieved 19 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261020202806/https://www.kemnath.de/fileadmin/user_upload/zielgruppen/Buergerservice/KEM_Journal/Archiv/2013/2013_03.pdf Archived] on 20 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="wikidata">[https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q122798452&oldid=2456098129 Kemnather Laien- u. Passionsspielverein (Q122798452)], Wikidata, retrieved 19 October 2026.</ref>
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