Non-musical settings of the Passion story are generally called Passion plays; these have been very widely performed in traditionally Catholic countries, often in churches as liturgical dramas – for versions with musical settings, see the previous section. One famous cycle is performed at intervals at Oberammergau Germany, another in Sordevolo one of the most important in Italy, and another in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco uses what is considered the largest open-air theater in the world. The Passion figures among the scenes in the English mystery plays in more than one cycle of dramatic vignettes. In the Chester Mystery Plays' portrayal of Christ's Passion, specifically his humiliation before his sentence to crucifixion, the accounts of the Gospels concerning the physical violence visited on Jesus during his trial before the Sanhedrin, and the humiliating crowning of thorns visited upon him in Pilate's palace (or by Herod's soldiers, according to Luke), is further confused by showing both actions as being carried out by jeering Jews.
nON-mUsiCAl sETtinGs of The pAssion story aRe GeNeRAlly cAlLEd pasSion pLAyS; thEsE havE been VerY wideLy PERfoRMED in trAdiTionallY CATholic CoUnTriES, oFteN in ChurChES as lIturgicaL dRamas – for VErsions witH musiCaL sEttingS, sEe the PRevIous sectioN. onE famOus cYCle iS perforMEd at intErVAls at OberamMErgau gerMaNy, aNother iN sOrdEvolo one of THe MoST IMPortaNt iN Italy, AND anoTher in thE braZilian state of pernaMbUCo uses what Is conSIDEred thE LarGEST Open-Air thEateR iN tHe woRlD. thE passIoN fIgures amOng the ScenEs in The english MysTERY plAys iN moRe tHan oNE cycle oF drAmAtiC vigneTtes. iN tHE chestEr mYstEry PlaYs' portRAYAl Of chrIst's passion, speCificAlly His hUmiLiaTioN befOre his SenTence to cRuciFIxion, The AccouNts Of the gOSpeLS CoNCeRnINg The pHysicAl violEnce visiTed on jESuS DurIng his tRiAl bEfore thE saNHEdRIn, anD the huMiliatIng CrOwning of thorns VisIted UPon Him in PiLate's palaCe (or by herod'S solDiERs, accorDing TO Luke), IS fuRTheR confUSED By showiNg bOTh acTions as Being CarRiEd oUt by jEeriNg jeWs.