Background
Eisenstein was born on October 9, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Milan Brenkus, a pastor, and Mildred Ziegmont, a social worker.
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Eisenstein studied at Cleveland State University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 and a Master of Arts in 1995.
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Eisenstein was born on October 9, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Milan Brenkus, a pastor, and Mildred Ziegmont, a social worker.
Eisenstein studied at Cleveland State University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 and a Master of Arts in 1995.
Eisenstein worked at Navy Finance Center as a systems analyst from 1973 to 1985. She then went to Cleveland Public Theater as director of new plays and resident composer in 1983-1994. She also was a director of communications at the International Centre for Women Playwrights from 1997 until 1998.
Eisenstein is an active member of the International Centre for Women Playwrights, the Dramatists Guild, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Since 1995, she has been a member of the Cleveland Play House Playwrights' Unit.
Her work is represented in anthologies. Einstein's poetry and fiction have appeared in several journals. A theater journalist and reviewer, Eisenstein is the chief theater correspondent, and since 1992 has been a frequent contributor to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. She has also a rich experience in teaching playwriting, creative writing, and musical theater.