Marcia Cebulska
author
Marcia Cebulska is an award-winning novelist, playwright, and screenwriter whose work has been read and performed internationally.
Dominic A. Pacyga, historian and renown expert on Polish Americans in Chicago says Lovers, Dreamers, & Thieves is “both moving and important…a must read.”
Announcing... Lovers, Dreamers, & Thieves, a moving and humorous memoir of short vignettes concerned with love, women’s roles, ambition, and the search for home.
New York Times’ best-selling author, Harriet Lerner, calls Cebulska’s LOVERS, DREAMERS, AND THIEVES “a visceral knockout of a memoir packed with vibrant, unforgettable family members.”
In Marcia Cebulska’s memoir, the reader will discover a cousin who collects nun dolls; a parakeet that rides on the head of the pet dog; and a grandfather who stages fake weddings. But also: a father taken away in handcuffs; a mother in love with a priest; and an uncle in the mob. Cebulska writes perceptively and compassionately about the characters who surrounded and shaped her when she was growing up in a Polish bakery in Chicago. These memories became the stuff of her plays and books.
CRITICS PRAISE CEBULSKA'S WRITING
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"Rich characters who easily and convincingly come to life.”
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"Lively wit, sympathy and understanding…beautifully crafted…full blown and fleshed out."
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“Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, but always meaningful."
Paul Sturm,
THE RYDER
Harriet Glazier, ARTS INSIGHT
Corbin Patrick,
THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR
Why Do I Write?
I Write Because...
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It helps me make sense of my life.
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I believe creativity to be one of human beings' greatest gifts.
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It makes me feel like I have goddess-like power and outrageous fun at the same time.
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I have a strong need to communicate.
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I have a strong need to communicate artfully.
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Every once in a while, I get a note from a reader or audience member saying:
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"Your play changed my life."
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"I laughed so hard! Thank you. Thank you."
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"That was my life up there--how did you know?"
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“I love this book so much that I could not put it down.”
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When I don't write, I feel adrift, cranky, and miserable.
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It's my own lame effort to change the world.
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I like to invent words. And worlds.
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Writing's got me by the heart, the brain, the neck and it won't let go.
