Jeanne Marie
Spicuzza
Jeanne Marie Spicuzza is the founder of Seasons & a Muse entertainment conglomerate, comprised of the first fully woman-owned corporate collective, motion picture studio and membership steaming platform. An award-winning actress, writer, director and producer, she is also a visual artist, composer and master herbalist, an internationally acclaimed poet and performance artist, published in numerous anthologies, the author of four books, and a member of the Alliance of Women Directors, Film Fatales and Cinefemme.
The grand niece of post-impressionist painter Francesco Spicuzza, Jeanne Marie attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and psychology. As part of her self-styled Master of Arts degree program, she studied art history and philosophy in Italy, Greece, Germany, Holland and England.
Jeanne Marie has served as guest director at Grok Acting Studios and About the Work Studios in Hollywood, and has studied with Diane Salinger of The Actors’ Studio, Marjorie Ballentine of Stella Adler Studios, Timothy West at Theatre Royal Haymarket and Alan Langdon of Circle in the Square on Broadway. She has received awards, placings and nominations with The Pushcart Prize, Shepherd Express, Fade-In Magazine, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Vatican Division of Arts and Culture and others. She is published in esteemed publications like Shepherd Express, Quill and Parchment, and A Gathering of Tribes. Her paintings and illustrations appear in David Barnett Gallery, Children's Theatre School, Blue Fifth Review and more.
Jeanne Marie’s award-winning premiere genre-bending, female-led feature thriller “The Scarapist” was dubbed “The New Noir” by publicist Jeremy Walker. It has spawned over a dozen movies and television series like “Get Out,” “Unsane,” “Gypsy” “Split,” “Greta,” “Hypnotic,” and so many more. Jeanne Marie is the recipient of the New York Independent Cinema Awards for Best Actress and Best Female Director for her sophomore feature, “Night Rain,” based on real events surrounding the Black Dahlia murder, which was one of four features selected by the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society for their Women In Film Festival and screening series. It was selected by and won awards in over thirty-eight festivals worldwide.
Jeanne Marie was nominated ‘Woman of the Year’ in 1998 through the National Organization for Women. Segments from her first screenplay “Breath of God” may be found the Brooklyn Museum, as part of Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party. She is the first and only screenwriter to have been selected for permanent museum exhibition.
Jeanne Marie Spicuzza is the founder of Seasons & a Muse entertainment conglomerate, comprised of the first fully woman-owned corporate collective, motion picture studio and membership steaming platform. An award-winning actress, writer, director and producer, she is also a visual artist, composer and master herbalist, an internationally acclaimed poet and performance artist, published in numerous anthologies, the author of four books, and a member of the Alliance of Women Directors, Film Fatales and Cinefemme.
The grand niece of post-impressionist painter Francesco Spicuzza, Jeanne Marie attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and psychology. As part of her self-styled Master of Arts degree program, she studied art history and philosophy in Italy, Greece, Germany, Holland and England.
Jeanne Marie has served as guest director at Grok Acting Studios and About the Work Studios in Hollywood, and has studied with Diane Salinger of The Actors’ Studio, Marjorie Ballentine of Stella Adler Studios, Timothy West at Theatre Royal Haymarket and Alan Langdon of Circle in the Square on Broadway. She has received awards, placings and nominations with The Pushcart Prize, Shepherd Express, Fade-In Magazine, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Vatican Division of Arts and Culture and others. She is published in esteemed publications like Shepherd Express, Quill and Parchment, and A Gathering of Tribes. Her paintings and illustrations appear in David Barnett Gallery, Children's Theatre School, Blue Fifth Review and more.
Jeanne Marie’s award-winning premiere genre-bending, female-led feature thriller “The Scarapist” was dubbed “The New Noir” by publicist Jeremy Walker. It has spawned over a dozen movies and television series like “Get Out,” “Unsane,” “Gypsy” “Split,” “Greta,” “Hypnotic,” and so many more. Jeanne Marie is the recipient of the New York Independent Cinema Awards for Best Actress and Best Female Director for her sophomore feature, “Night Rain,” based on real events surrounding the Black Dahlia murder, which was one of four features selected by the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society for their Women In Film Festival and screening series. It was selected by and won awards in over thirty-eight festivals worldwide.
Jeanne Marie was nominated ‘Woman of the Year’ in 1998 through the National Organization for Women. Segments from her first screenplay “Breath of God” may be found the Brooklyn Museum, as part of Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party. She is the first and only screenwriter to have been selected for permanent museum exhibition.
I climbed because I wished to fly
I climbed because I wished to fly
I left my safe but rocky place
And lifted myself high
But when I looked
I saw above
And so I left to climb
I climbed because I wished to fly
I started out to find you
But only saw myself
And so I left my arms and legs
And lifted myself high
I saw above
And so much more
And so I left to climb
I climbed because I wished to fly
over rocks
my senses leaving
my crawling striving mind
I glimpsed you (far ahead of me)
leaping over trees
I glanced above
and saw much more
And so I left to climb
I climbed because I wished to fly
You gave me gifts
of little wings
And crowns of silver sky
Then dropped me down
to teach me why
And see you from inside
I looked within
And saw much more (of darkness)
And I was left to dive
But if I fall
Will I then fall
To You or to my death?
Will I stand and stare here long?
I cannot cold and dying
I love you more than certainty
And see you from inside
And so I wait
to make my leap
To fall from empty highs
I cannot know
What I will find
But Trust in Love my Life with You
I'll fall because I wish to fly
I climbed because I wished to fly
I left my safe but rocky place
And lifted myself high
But when I looked
I saw above
And so I left to climb
I climbed because I wished to fly
I started out to find you
But only saw myself
And so I left my arms and legs
And lifted myself high
I saw above
And so much more
And so I left to climb
I climbed because I wished to fly
over rocks
my senses leaving
my crawling striving mind
I glimpsed you (far ahead of me)
leaping over trees
I glanced above
and saw much more
And so I left to climb
I climbed because I wished to fly
You gave me gifts
of little wings
And crowns of silver sky
Then dropped me down
to teach me why
And see you from inside
I looked within
And saw much more (of darkness)
And I was left to dive
But if I fall
Will I then fall
To You or to my death?
Will I stand and stare here long?
I cannot cold and dying
I love you more than certainty
And see you from inside
And so I wait
to make my leap
To fall from empty highs
I cannot know
What I will find
But Trust in Love my Life with You
I'll fall because I wish to fly
© 2025 Jeanne Marie Spicuzza
Jeanne Marie Spicuzza was a Featured Poet at the June 2025 Second Sunday Poetry Series
Jeanne Marie Spicuzza was a Featured Poet at the June 2025 Second Sunday Poetry Series