Waiting to Be Invited
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Written byS. M. Shephard-Massat
Date premieredJanuary 20, 2000
Place premieredDenver Center Theatre Company, Denver, Colorado
Original languageEnglish
| Waiting to Be Invited | |
|---|---|
| Written by | S. M. Shephard-Massat |
| Date premiered | January 20, 2000 |
| Place premiered | Denver Center Theatre Company, Denver, Colorado |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Civil Rights Movement |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Atlanta, Georgia, 1964 |
Waiting to Be Invited is a play by S. M. Shephard-Massat set in the Jim Crow South during the American Civil Rights Movement.[1]
Waiting to Be Invited is set in Atlanta, Georgia, in the summer of 1964, shortly after the United States Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional. The play follows a group of Black women who test the ruling by attempting to be served at an all-white lunch counter.