The Passion play at Shepherd of the Hills Church
Allen Garcia, center, stars as Jesus.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Nikko Lowe portrays the adulterous woman in line to be stoned.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) is asked to heal a sick woman.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Nicodemus (Ed Johnson) begins to believe in Jesus.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) is loved by the children of Jerusalem.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)From left, Mary Magdalene (Susanne Walden) and Mother Mary (Leyla Hoyle-Guerrero) sing “Mary Did You Know.”
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garica, center) arrives to the city on a donkey for Palm Sunday.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) gets angry when he finds that the temple is used as a market and begins to overturn tables.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) speaks to the people.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) preaches.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) and Peter (Eric Dawkins).
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Leila Hoyle as Mother Mary.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)The Last Supper.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) talks with the apostles.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Judas (Jonothan Wall, right) kisses Jesus (Allen Garcia).
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) is ordered to be crucified.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) is flogged.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Mother Mary (Leyla Hoyle-Guerrero), second from left, can only watch as her son Jesus (Allen Garcia) is pulled away by guards.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) is forced to carry a cross.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) is nailed to the cross.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) suffers on the cross.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Mother Mary is consoled when Jesus is crucified.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)An angel arrives.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)A risen Jesus (Allen Garcia) greets the masses.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Jesus (Allen Garcia) is risen from the dead three days after being crucified.
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