Jai Shanae is a multi-talented artist and native to Tampa, Florida. Under her alias Jai Shanae, Janesia was most recently seen as a Church Lady in The Color Purple (Stageworks Theatre), and a Hot Box Girl in Guys & Dolls (Westcoast Black Theatre). Other regional credits Janesia is known for includes: Tammi Terrell in Martin Gaye: Prince of Soul (Westcoast Black Theatre); and Hunnie in Jelly’s Last Jam (National Black Theatre Festival). Jai Shanae also starred in the short film “Killer Date Night” where you’ll also find her vocals on the closing credits soundtrack. Previously majoring in Chorus, Creative Writing, and Musical Theater during her high school years at Howard W. Blake, Jai Shanae wishes to reach levels in her career that will allow her the platform to provide a safe, artistic space for battered women and children. “I am black. I am woman. I am a survivor.”