Janita was born and raised in the Bronx. This past year, her last at University Heights High School, she began participating in Early Stages' Live Theater Program. Trips to the theater were coordinated by her college advisor, Lillian Martinez, and Janita was both excited and skeptical when she first decided to participate.
She thought Broadway shows would be old-fashioned and boring, with theaters full of uptight wealthy people, but Janita decided to take a chance- and she was not disappointed. She fell in love with the world of theater and now considers herself a life-long fan. "I love theater, and I plan on watching many plays. I know it will allow me to look at life differently."
The daring and curiosity she practiced at the theater will come in handy this fall when she heads off to SUNY Geneseo. She is the first in her family to go to college and plans to study liberal arts and minor in dance. The environment at Geneseo will be very different from anything Janita has experienced thus far, "It's full of cows!" But she feels ready to meet the challenge head on, "I walk into every situation in life the same way I first walked into a theater. Prepared, eyes wide opened, and with a smile on my face. I love life and I have come to understand that my life is something like a play in a theater. It's special in its own way and I can make my own story."

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