This original one woman show is about surviving abuse, battling the New York court system, divorce, and healing. Told through various characters, tears, Paris, laughter, Hollywood, friendship, romance, sex, and ultimately the greatest gift of freedom, which is that of self-transformation and self-love. La verite c'est la liberte - truth is liberty. Francesca has appeared in several national commercials and stars in the feature 'El Gallo' directed by Monte Bezell & Ali Abouamar now available on Amazon, Itunes, Directtv, and more, in which she also served as producer.  Francesca stars in the upcoming feature film 'St Nicholas' directed by Jose Esquea being distributed next month through Summer Hill Films. Proud member of NYWIFT, The Field, and SAG/AFTRA. And a full-time mother in her free time.

James Phillip Gates both a freelance director and the Artistic Director of Roust Theatre Company.  He originally trained as a classical actor at the prestigious Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, England, founded by Sir Laurence Olivier in the 1940s. Credits include Brecht's THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE MASTER RACE, hailed by the New York Times as “Vivid, clever and spare, preserving the spirit of Brecht's complex moral and social vision, James Phillip Gates directs with an eye to simplicity”, Jose Rivera's CLOUD TECTONICS, Lee Blessing's TWO ROOMS and Shakespeare's MACBETH: “You'll probably never find a sexier, more violent production - a breathtaking, intermissionless, 110-minute experience.” - Drama Desk.

He is a proud member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SDC), Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab and The Actors Studio Writers & Directors Program.