Scripture Windows: Toward a Practice of Bibliodrama

Peter A. Pitzele

1997

What Is Bibliodrama?

Most simply described, Bibliodrama is a form of role-playing in which the roles played are taken from biblical texts. The roles may be those of characters who appear in the Bible, either explicitly and by name (Adam or Eve), or those whose presence may be inferred from an imaginative reading of the stories (Noah’s wife or…

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Peter A. Pitzele

b. 1941

Peter A. Pitzele is a clinical psychodramatist who holds degrees in literature from Harvard and Oxford universities. Pitzele was director of psychodrama services at Four Winds Hospital in Katonah, New York. Trained in improvisational drama, he has developed a methodology he calls Bibliodrama, presenting it to synagogues and professional groups.

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