JOLIE LONDON-GLICKMAN
playwright / educator / organizer
Jolie London-Glickman is a Philadelphia-based actress-turned-playwright originally from New York. A graduate of Temple University with an MFA in Playwriting and of NYU/Tisch with a BFA in Acting, Jolie writes what she knows, or what she's still trying to understand: about womanhood and queerness, Jews in diaspora and whiteness, objectification and intimacy, and illness and addiction. Marked by aggressively lived-in dialogue (and yes, often in a living room), her work explores the possibilities of individual choice as dictated by our current conditions, and seeks to expose the invisible ideology of “common sense.” Her debut play, GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, premiered at The New York International Fringe Festival to sold-out audiences and earned the FringeFave award.
Jolie has taught a range of undergraduate courses in Temple University's Theater Department, including Playwriting, Queer Theatre, The Art of Acting, and personal statement writing. Her courses regularly integrate rhetorical grammar instruction to foster intentional, impactful writing, encouraging students to see grammar as a flexible resource that expands our expressive control. She holds certification in Teaching in Higher Education from Temple’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
As Staff Organizer with the American Federation of Teachers Local 6290, Jolie represents the Temple University Graduate Students' Association as Lead Negotiator in collective bargaining with university administration, and oversees all union communications, organizing campaigns, and contract enforcement. She regularly develops and facilitates leadership trainings and has spoken as a panelist for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers on union strategy. Her approach to cultivating mutual accountability is grounded in the everyday work of showing up, building trust, and supporting others in recognizing their own capability.
In a past life, PAPER Magazine named Jolie one of the “Amazing Women to Follow on the Internet,” and Mashable featured her in “40 Times Ladies Ruled the World.” People Magazine, The Today Show, MTV, Cosmopolitan, BuzzFeed, Women’s Health, and the BBC, among others, have also covered Jolie's social impact.Oh, and she was the voice of the pretzel Goldfish.
