Meet Our Team
Jo Casson
Artistic Director / CEO
Jo Casson is an award-winning Artistic Director who is motivated by the creative process and working towards exceptional outcomes. She has directed more than 20 musical productions and has worked with Australian Icons such as Rhonda Burchmore, Rachael Beck, Rob Mills, Alinta Chidzey, Bobby Fox, Michael Falzon, Amy Lehpamer and Ian Stenlake. Jo completed her Drama Degree at Flinders University and graduated with an MBA from Adelaide University. She has managed Ding Productions for the past 15 years building and connecting the local performing arts community and now plans to invest her experience and passion directly into the South Australian music theatre industry by creating Full Circle Theatre Company.
Rosanna Senesi
Chairperson
Rosanna is an innovative, and strategic executive with strong leadership and management skills across multiple sectors, including capital and major gift campaigns, major events, community engagement, sponsorship and partnership leveraging, not-for-profit organisations, and brand commercialisation. She has more than 30 years’ experience in large, high-volume, not-for-profit, and awareness-driven organisations. Rose has served as an Executive and Non-Executive Board Member of various organisations, including the State Theatre Company Foundation, St Clair Community Events and Progetto Donna. She is often asked to present and advise community groups across South Australia, helping with mission and vision strategies.
Benjamin Schwartz
Finance Manager / Public Officer
Benjamin Schwartz is a versatile CFO and strategic advisor whose career spans the wine, technology, manufacturing and social enterprise sectors. With a passion for creativity and community, he brings a blend of commercial acumen, collaborative leadership and genuine love of the arts. Benjamin has guided organisations through major change and now consults widely, applying his financial and strategic skills to help organisations and artistic communities thrive.
Pete McDonald
Board Member
Pete is an engaging, creative and versatile communications specialist with 20 years’ experience across media, strategic and crisis communications and stakeholder engagement.
He has served as Head of Media & Communications at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute for the past seven years, leading the organisation’s stakeholder relations, media engagement, brand management and internal communications. Prior to that, Pete spent three seasons with the Port Adelaide Football Club as Football Media Manager (despite being a long-suffering Essendon supporter). Before joining PAFC, Pete was a broadcast journalist for more than a decade with 9 News, ABC and 7 News. Pete’s passions include sports, coaching, cooking, puzzles, games and, of course, musical theatre.
Zachary Moore
Company Secretary
Zachary is a commercial litigator whose experience in handling complex disputes, contracts and risk management informs disciplined, transparent governance. He has a lifelong love for musical theatre and the arts, with performance roots in local theatre and the Adelaide Fringe. Zac is passionate about supporting South Australia’s ever-growing arts community and expanding opportunities for local artists.
Dr Pamela Wall AO
Patron Full Circle Theatre Co.
Dr. Pamela Wall AO is a prominent South Australian philanthropist, former nurse, and businesswoman, renowned for her significant contributions to arts, education, and community alongside her late husband, Ian Wall. Her generosity stems from a career that included nursing and serving on the board of Codan, a technology company founded by her husband, establishing her legacy as a major figure in Australian philanthropy. In 2007, Pamela was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). She was later appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to the community through philanthropic support for a range of cultural, educational, and health organisations.
