Jae is also passionate about work that adds new layers and perspectives to classic works, especially those that have traditionally been barred from mainstream discussions. Jae is currently writing a play based on Bram Stoker's Dracula, transposed into a sci-fi setting and placed aboard a spaceship as an un-expecting crew encounters alien life for the first time. She is preparing to direct a production of the Greek tragedy 'Antigone' in the Spring of 2023 that will retell the classic feminist tale as a modern political drama.

Another of Jae's interests is the safe staging of violence on stage and screen. Jae is an actor combatant, having received training in multiple stage combat disciplines, including a certification in unarmed combat by the Society of American Fight Directors in 2022 (for which they studied under Rob Hunter).  They will be taking a single sword certification course this Fall. Jae has served as fight choreographer for several student productions and hopes to one day achieve a certification in choreographing staged violence.