Glitter & Razz presents…Jill Eickmann
A dream is coming true here at Glitter & Razz. Beginning this month, we are beginning a whole series of programming for adopted and foster care kids and families. This is something we have thought about doing for quite some time and now we have found the perfect partnership. Starting Sept 28, we will be offering a 10-week afterschool class for 6-10 year olds called Living Lifebook: Celebrating Adoption through the Power of Theater. The class is taught by Jill Eickmann, our latest addition to the Glitter & Razz family.
Here’s what happened. It’s quite serendipitous, actually. Claire and I took an Advanced Finance Class at the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center back in July. Our incredible teacher was Melinda Phillips Zumski. We loved the class. We learned a lot. But, the fortunate by-product of taking the class was that Melinda turned out to be a theater person in bookkeepers clothing who, just so happens, is going through the process of adopting a child through the foster care system with the help of the agency, Adopt A Special Kid. Her social work is Jill Eickmann. Melinda thought that Glitter & Razz ’s methodolgy would be a perfect match for families like hers. She hooked us up with Jill and here we are.
Jill is the Artistic Director of Lila Theatre, a San Francisco/Bay Area theatre company committed to truthful, artistic play. Jill performs around the Bay Area in the improv duo, Shades of Grey. She holds a B.F.A. in acting from the University of Florida and a Masters in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Drama Therapy from California Institute of Integral Studies. She has taught and directed improvisation and children’s theatre with Rising Stars, San Francisco Day School, Kids Take the Stage, and Children’s Fairyland.
Jill has worked for many years within the foster care system and passionately believes in the healing power of theater with this and all populations of people. We are psyched as this is just the beginning of this series. We are also talking about offering programs for parents, special events for the whole family, and original performances. Keep up with us and we’ll make sure you know all about it.
Oh, and many thanks to Melinda!
