The Glitter & Razz Dramatic Play Space is located at 5951 College Avenue, Oakland, CA in the heart of the Rockridge neighborhood.  We are in the basement of the College Avenue Presbyterian Church near the corner of Claremont Avenue.  Many people remember our space as "where the Gymboree used to be."

Unfortunately, no.  The church is an historic building designed by famed architect, Julia Morgan, in 1914.  Although, there is a ramp that allows people to attend church service, there is currently no accessibility to the basement.

No.  Glitter & Razz Productions is an independent small business who rents this space from the church.  And although we are very good friends with Rockridge Little School who is also a tenant of the church, we are not officially connected to their business.

Please do!  Our office hours are generally Monday-Thursday 10am-2pm.  However, feel free to call us at 510.654.7166 to arrange a special time to come in and see the space.  We also invite you to attend any of our original shows from the kids who attend our camps.  This way you can learn more about what we do and see creative kids in action. You should also come to one of our community parties where we celebrate kids and families from all over the community.

Check out What's Happening Now for Upcoming Parties and Shows.

At Glitter & Razz, we are committed to teaching and reinforcing social/emotional skills through theater.  Because of this, our main goal is for all kids to feel safe, heard, and respected and for them to have the skills to treat others in the same way.  In addition to drama classes, we incorporate visual arts and creative movement into all of our programs so that kids with a diversity of interests, personalities, and learning styles find their way into the group.

We never force anyone to perform in the final play if they don't want to.  However, this is rarely a problem.  Since the kids make up the plays themselves, they are very invested in them and are usually quite passionate (a.k.a. jumping off the walls) about sharing their final product with a loving audience.

Certainly.  Glitter & Razz founders Lynn Johnson and Allison Kenny are both professionally-trained actors with many years of experience both performing and teaching theater to people of all ages.  They have designed Glitter & Razz camps to teach BOTH performing skills AND collaborative skills.

One concept we teach kids is "The secret to acting is Listening."  We believe that practices like active listening, generosity, and self-discipline make us better actors as well as happier people.

Yes, indeed.  With the exception of our Go Girls! Theater Camp, boys are very welcome at Glitter & Razz.  We have worked with many boys over the years and they love Glitter & Razz as much as the girls do.  Maybe one day we'll have a camp just for boys, too.

Of course, everybody has different interests and not every kid will be interested in spending a week or celebrating his birthday doing theater.  The same is true for girls.  However, you know your kids and if you think they will really thrive in a creative, loving environment, then you should give Glitter & Razz a try.

Our programs are specifically designed to be developmentally appropriate for kids ages 4-10.  When kids younger than 4 have come to one of our camps (even when they are just a few weeks shy of 4, more often than not, we find that they are more challenged and not able to fully grasp all of the concepts and activities.  However, there have been a couple times when an older 3 year old has no problems at all.  So, if we had an official policy on 3 year olds, it would be "Call us and let's talk about it."

In the case that we bring one of our camps on the road we are able to deliver Itty Bitty programs especially for preschools to meet the developmental needs of kids as young as 2 and a half.

CLICK HERE if you are interested in Creating Your Own Camp for your little ones.

Our main goal is that every child feel safe, heard, and respected.  To that end, our camps are intimate - 24 kids max - with a minimum of 3 fullt-time adult staff members present for the full duration of the camp.  In addition to those staff members, there will most likely be a part-time speciality teaching artist, our Dramatic Play Space Manager, and/or youth interns present helping to create a loving environment.

For our birthday parties, we have 2 teaching artists present for a maximum of 20 kids.  The reason this ratio is lower is because a party is a shorter experience where parents and other adults are either in the room or very close by if any issue arises.

As a small business, we understand that times are tough.  Believe us.  So, while we are in the process of working out an official program for financial support, please just feel free to simply contact Lynn and explain your situation.  If there is something we can do, we will do it.

No.  Glitter & Razz is a small, for-profit, social venture committed to using business as a tool for community-building and world-changing.  We are always learning about new and innovative ways that businesses are involved in making real change happen and we are always interested in partnering with other businesses, non-profits, and individuals in the work of making this a happier and healthier world.

20-5363284.  Just contact Lynn with your name, your child's name, and the date(s) of the camp(s) he or she attended (if you remember) and she will be sure to email you a record of your payment.

When you first complete your registration, we require you pay a deposit to hold your place.  This deposit is non-refundable.  In the event of a cancellation before June 1st, we refund your balance in full (less the deposit).  If you cancel after June 1st, we refund your balance less an extra $50 cancellation fee and your initial deposit.  If you cancel within 30 days of the first day of your summer camp, we will issue you a credit in the full amount of your balance (less the deposit and cancellation fee) for you to use towards a future Glitter & Razz camp or class.  This credit is non-transferable and will be valid for 365 days.