In 2004 Shauna Lammiman was looking for something meaningful that her family could participate in together.
In 2004 Shauna Lammiman was looking for something meaningful that her family could participate in together.
“I came across the Canadian Badlands Passion Play and discovered that volunteer actors of all ages were involved and that other families were participating in the cast,” said Lammiman. “I knew it was a perfect fit for us and that summer we found ourselves in Drumheller to begin one of the great adventures of our lives.”
Families like the Lammimans experience the Canadian Badlands Passion Play in a special way, from the long hours rehearsing together on a huge outdoor set to the evenings in the campground where the cast gathers every night. The Canadian Badlands Passion Play, and the people who are part of it, become a second family; uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, and cousins not by blood but by an incredible experience.
The Passion Play family became even more important when the Lammiman family adopted two more children.
“Our extended family at the Passion play helped us build a foundation for children who were just starting to learn what being part of a family really meant,” said Lammiman. “The other volunteer actors aren’t just sharing the story, they’re living it out. It’s an intensely positive experience. Love, attention, and faith these have been great gifts that have been shared with our family as a whole.”
The play can bond a family together in ways they never imagined. What started as a free family activity turned into additional season somewhere between spring and summer for the Lammimans, their love of acting has grown incrementally.
When they’re not rehearsing for the Passion Play the family now runs a film-making business that recently produced a feature length film partly on the grounds of the Passion Play site, all because a mother was willing to step out and find a place for her family to grow together.
“I came across the Canadian Badlands Passion Play and discovered that volunteer actors of all ages were involved and that other families were participating in the cast,” said Lammiman. “I knew it was a perfect fit for us and that summer we found ourselves in Drumheller to begin one of the great adventures of our lives.”
Families like the Lammimans experience the Canadian Badlands Passion Play in a special way, from the long hours rehearsing together on a huge outdoor set to the evenings in the campground where the cast gathers every night. The Canadian Badlands Passion Play, and the people who are part of it, become a second family; uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, and cousins not by blood but by an incredible experience.
The Passion Play family became even more important when the Lammiman family adopted two more children.
“Our extended family at the Passion play helped us build a foundation for children who were just starting to learn what being part of a family really meant,” said Lammiman. “The other volunteer actors aren’t just sharing the story, they’re living it out. It’s an intensely positive experience. Love, attention, and faith these have been great gifts that have been shared with our family as a whole.”
The play can bond a family together in ways they never imagined. What started as a free family activity turned into additional season somewhere between spring and summer for the Lammimans, their love of acting has grown incrementally.
When they’re not rehearsing for the Passion Play the family now runs a film-making business that recently produced a feature length film partly on the grounds of the Passion Play site, all because a mother was willing to step out and find a place for her family to grow together.
