Plaza México will present its annual Easter Weekend celebration with a Good Friday Passion Play on April 3 in Lynwood, California.
The experiential production will depict the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, with audiences invited to participate as part of the crowd during key moments of the performance. The event will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
The performance will be presented by Cecilia Cruz’s International Group of Independent Actors, known as Gidai Teatro. The company includes 35 performers from across Southern California and has staged the production at Plaza México since 2013. Elements of the production, including the wooden crosses, are sourced locally, with materials from Big Bear, California…