Jill Frutkin

Artist, Educator/Teacher, Writer/Editor

Jill Frutkin is the Field Manager for Funny Girls, a program of The Harnisch Foundation. She’s an innovative educator with extensive background in the performing arts. Jill received her BFA from NYU Tisch and is a founding member and Board member of The TEAM, a Brooklyn based theatre company dedicated to creating new work about the experience of living in America today. With The TEAM, she has written and performed award winning new plays to critical acclaim domestically and abroad since 2004. Jill received her MST from Pace as an NYC Teaching Fellow and worked for many years as a special education teacher in NYC’s District 75. She went on to work for NYCTF in training and supporting new Special Education Fellows. Jill has worked as a Teaching Artist in both public and private NYC schools, and is the Director of Special Education for Stages On The Sound. In a partnership with QSAC, she created and ran a Drama Education program specifically for students on the autism spectrum, which was recognized at the 2019 Broadway Arts for Autism benefit. In addition, Jill has worked as an applied improv instructor with The Engaging Educator, and an audiobook narrator with Recorded Books.

Education, equity, creativity

Arts are crucial to education

autism, education, girls leadership, improv, special education, theatre

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