About

I am a thirty-something stage manager, traveling the continental 48, make that 49, with the touring company of ” Monty Python’s Spamalot”. Along for the ride is my sweet kitty cat Tallulah. Here you can read all about our adventures across the US of A. Besides theater and travel, you will also hear about my love of knitting and see lots of photos taken with my Nikon D80.

I’ve been living in NYC since 2002, although my current residence there is at Manhattan Mini Storage! I was born in the UK and moved to California when I was seven, where I grew up near San Francisco, living in and around the city until I moved to New York (there was also an awesome four year stop in San Diego for college). I’ve been a stage manager since I was 22. I consider my grad program to be the year I spent at the American Conservatory Theater interning after college, which was an invaluable experience. I’ve worked inside, outside, on Shakespeare, musicals, new plays, you name it. It’s been an amazing journey.

All my photos can be viewed over at my Flickr page, found here. Please don’t take anything without asking!

My favorite cities so far on this tour: Portland, Minneapolis, Park City, Seattle, Madison, Philly, Albuquerque, Vancouver, Austin, Anchorage, and San Francisco.

Least favorite cities so far: Birmingham, Tulsa, Rochester, Norfolk, Cleveland.

You can reach me by email at francescarussell@gmail.com.