Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Francesca Fernandez McKenzie is a storyteller now based in the Bronx. Before graduating from Yale School of Drama, she was a theater maker in New Orleans. She has shared her work in NYC (59E59, Daryl Roth Theater, The Lark, Rattlestick Theater, The Center at West Park) and regionally (CalShakes, Horizon Theater, Southern Rep, Mu Performing Arts). She was a co-Artistic Director of Yale Cabaret in its 50th season, an original member of the Asian and Asian American Coalition (aka Asian Potluck) and Yale School of Drama’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group. Francesca tells stories for her liberation, which is tied to yours.