Neil Marcus

Neil Marcus described himself as "a poet, humorist, writer, actor, and adventurer-a fantastic spastic creatively endowed with disability." He is best known for his groundbreaking autobiographical play, Storm Reading, which he performed across the nation from the Kennedy Center in Washington DC to the Doolittle theater in Los Angeles. He was commissioned to write a poem on disability by the Smithsonian Institute. He has been interviewed by Maria Shriver on Sunday Today, Linda Wertheimer on NPR's...See more

Neil Marcus described himself as "a poet, humorist, writer, actor, and adventurer-a fantastic spastic creatively endowed with disability." He is best known for his groundbreaking autobiographical play, Storm Reading, which he performed across the nation from the Kennedy Center in Washington DC to the Doolittle theater in Los Angeles. He was commissioned to write a poem on disability by the Smithsonian Institute. He has been interviewed by Maria Shriver on Sunday Today, Linda Wertheimer on NPR's All Things Considered, and multiple hosts on KPFA radio. He leaves the world a legacy of creativity, political action and community building. See less