Waiting to Be Invited is a play by S. M. Shephard-Massat set in the Jim Crow South during the American Civil Rights Movement.
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.
Waiting to Be Invited premiered at the Denver Center Theatre Company in Denver, Colorado. The production opened on January 20, 2000, and was directed by Israel Hicks.
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In 2001, the play was produced by A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) in Seattle, Washington. The production ran from August 23 to September 16, 2001, and was directed by Israel Hicks.
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In 2002, Waiting to Be Invited was produced in Chicago by Victory Gardens Theater. The production ran from January 18 to March 3, 2002, and was directed by Ilesa Duncan.
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