What is our Core Artist
Leadership Group?
Full Circle uses a unique model of inclusive leadership that embodies our company’s Equity, Inclusion, Diversity-based mission: All of Full Circle's major artistic decisions are made collaboratively by our Core Artist Leadership Group, comprised of three Core Artists and the two Co-Artistic Directors, together representing diverse racial, ethnic, gendered, and other identities and communities. These artistic decisions are made using a consensus process.
In addition, Core Artists are given priority as artistic leaders of Full Circle theater projects, and as theater artists in Full Circle’s programming (as directors, actors, writers, etc.).
The current members of our Core Artist Leadership Group are Sha Cage, Stephanie Lein Walseth, Lara Trujillo, Quinci Bachman, Rich Remedios, and Siddeeqah Shabazz (2022-25 Resident Core Artist).
Many thanks to Ricardo Beaird for completing a One-Year Residency (2020-21)!
Core Artist Leadership Group Members
Shá Cage
Co-Artistic Director
SHA CAGE (she/her) is a renaissance artist who writes, directs, produces and acts in theater and film. She has been called a change-maker and one of the leading artists of her generation. Her work has taken her across the U.S. to Japan, Africa, England, Bosnia and Canada. Her directing credits are extensive and include the recent staging of...
Rich Remedios
Core Artist Leadership Group Member
Rich Remedios is a Minneapolis-based actor, director, and teacher.
His acting credits include Broadway productions of An Inspector Calls and Love! Valour! Compassion! He has also performed regionally with History Theater, Jungle Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (as part...
Stephanie Lein Walseth
Co-Artistic Director
Stephanie Lein Walseth was one of the co-writers for Full Circle’s debut production of Theater: A Sacred Passage, one of the directors for 365 Days/365 Plays: A 2017 Remix, and the dramaturg for Under This Roof.
As an actor, director, dramaturg, and stage manager, theater administrator...
Lara Trujillo
Core Artist Leadership Group Member
Lara Trujillo is a vocalist, actor, educator and director, and has served as music director for productions ranging from light opera to classic musical theater. As a performer she has appeared with the Minnesota Opera; The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company; Mu...
Quinci Bachman
Core Artist Leadership Group Member
Quinci Bachman (they/she) is a theater artist and arts administrator in the Twin Cities. They graduated from Augsburg University where they received their B.A. in Theater Arts. Since joining Full Circle Theater, first as an intern and now as Managing Director, they have been instrumental to Full Circle’s administrative...
Siddeeqah Shabazz
2022-25 Resident Core Artist
Siddeeqah Shabazz (she/her) is originally from Oakland, CA with degrees in theatre from the University of La Verne and the Guildford School of Acting in England. She has been an actor for the last 20 years and has spent the last 10 years working in arts education.