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Village Idiot from Act 1 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Carpenter 1, James, and Carpenter 2 in Act 1 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Visiting Friar from Act 1 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Homespun biblical ensemble in Act 1 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
James as Jesus in Act 1 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Mary 1 and Pontius the Fish Gutter in Act 1 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Sam, Machinist, Mary 1, Mary 2, and Simon in Act 1 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Pontius the Fish Gutter and Biblical Ensemble in Act 1 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Ensemble in Act 1 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
James, Village Idiot, and Pontius the Fish Gutter in Act 1 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
James, Mary 2, Mary 1, Pontius, Simon, and Director from Act 1 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Mary 1 and Pontius the Fish Gutter from Act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Carpenter 2 and Eric from Act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Violet and Visiting Englishman from Act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Biblical Ensemble Act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Eric and Mary 2 in Act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
German Officer and Elsa in Act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Eric as Jesus with Violet, Mary 2 (Mary Magdalene) and ensemble from Act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
German Officer, Elsa (Virgin Mary), and Foot Soldier from Act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Eric (Jesus) in Act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Footsoldier (Pontius) with Ensemble from Act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
P (Pontius), J (Jesus), Mary 1 (Virgin Mary), and Mary 2 (Mary Magdalene) from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Hitler with performers in Act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
P (Pontius), J (Jesus), Mary 1 (Virgin Mary), and Mary 2 (Mary Magdalene) from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
P (Pontius), Queen Elizabeth I, J (Jesus) and Mary 1 (Virgin Mary) from Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Mary 1 and Mary 2 from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
The snake and Mary 1 as Eve from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
J and Mary 1 from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Mary 1 and Mary 2 from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Violet and Eric from Act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
J (Jesus) with Mary 1 and clouds from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
P and Violet from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
J (Jesus) and P (Pontius) with Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and crowd from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Ronald Regan from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Ronald Regan from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
J (Jesus) and Mary 1 (Virgin Mary) from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
P from Act 3 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

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Passion Play

by Sarah Ruhl

The costumes for Passion Play had to help tell six different stories - three separate Passion Plays happening in very different times and places in the world and the lives of those who put on those plays.

Set designed by Andrea Ball
Lighting designed by Marie Yokoyama

Photos by Genevieve Fridley
© All Designs Copyright 2003-2016 Katharine Tarkulich
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