My Sister's Mustang
by Sandra Jackson-Opoku
directed by Maya Vinice Prentiss*
About
My Sister’s Mustang is a historical coming of age story that sets race and identity against the landscape of love. When air traffic controllers strike in the early 1980’s, sixteen-year old Anna Williamson believes her life is ruined. President Reagan fires the strikers en masse, and her father JONATHAN gets the job of a lifetime when the field begins to open up for African Americans. The family moves from Chicago to the working class suburb of Bensenville, where Anna is the only Black student in the entire high school.
Featuring
Anna Williamson — Jillian-Giselle
Gwyneth Williamson — Ikeoluwani Grace Apata
* Definition Theatre Ensemble Member
Amplify Series Six Film Screenings
July 24 + 27, 2025
Screening Room, Logan Center
Watch this scene in a feature length film along with all Amplify Series Six scenes compiled together with interviews of the playwrights. Learn more →
Amplify New Play Festival 2026
Definition’s annual Amplify New Play Festival (ANPF) is a community celebration encompassing film screenings of this year’s Amplify finalists, introductory artist workshops, and live staged readings from the previous year of Amplify winners. Learn more →
About Amplify
Our new play commissioning program, Amplify, was developed to empower and uplift underrepresented theatre creatives. Winners of Amplify receive a two-year development process to further develop their work. More about Amplify →
