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Artistic Works inspired by the life and legacy of Anna Kingsley
Majigeen- a musical drama

In 1998, singer/songwriter and playwright Jennifer Chase traveled to Dakar, Senegal as a Rotary International Cultural Ambassadorial Scholar. Inspired by Historian Daniel L. Schafer's 1997 monograph on Anna Kingsley, as well as her own travels to Gorée Island, she wrote and recorded the song Anta Majigeen Njaay, performed with the Senegalese group, Les Frères Guissé. Further years of research and collaboration in Senegal and France formed the groundwork for the musical Majigeen about the life of Anna Kingsley. The musical was first performed at Boomtown Theatre and Supper Club in the Spring of 2005, with a special cameo appearance by descendent, MaVynee Betsch. Subsequent productions include Florida State College at Jacksonville (2005 & 2018,) The University of North Florida (2007,) and the Jacksonville Public Library. Excerpted scenes and songs were performed at the Kingsley Plantation in 1999 and 2007.