Marian Partee
Writer/Lyricist for Mother’s Word
Marian enjoys exploring characters from history, scripture, and folklore, presenting ancient tales with fresh perspectives. Marian’s plays and musicals include: Miss Vulcan 1939 (Red Mountain Theatre in Birmingham, AL), Past Time (Theatre Building Chicago), The Silence of the Hams (The Great American Melodrama), Rapunzel (City Lights Theater Company of San Jose), Madwomen and Powder Puff Pilots (UC Irvine), East of the Sun, West of the Moon (Northwestern University), McBeth! The Musical (California Institute of the Arts), and Esther (La Cañada Presbyterian Church).
Marian earned her BS from Northwestern University, where she studied Theater and Creative Writing for the Media, and her MFA in Acting from California Institute of the Arts. As a performer, Marian has appeared in over forty plays and musicals. In addition to her artistic work, Marian serves as Assistant Director of Spiritual Formation at La Cañada Presbyterian Church. She lives with her husband, David Lamb, and their two children in La Cañada, CA.