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The Canisius College Passion Play: Epic Revival of a Theatrical Epic

By Jacek Wysocki - April 18, 2016

The Passion Play staged by Canisius College in the early 20th century were on a scale the likes of which the city of Buffalo had never seen. Here we revisit these epic theatrical productions.

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