Out Of Order

by T. Cat Ford

OUT OF ORDER is a ten minute play based on an oral history from the collection of the Coffee County Memory Project: The integration years (1966-1972). The incident detailed in this play, took place in a department store in a small town in Southern Georgia in 1967.

OUT OF ORDER is a ten minute play based on an oral history from the collection of the Coffee County Memory Project: The integration years (1966-1972). The incident detailed in this play, took place in a department store in a small town in Southern Georgia in 1967.

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  • D.W. Gregory: Out Of Order by T. Cat Ford
    “

    This small play contains a huge lesson in the lingering, everyday cruelties of the Jim Crow South. When 60-something Lisa reconnects with Brenda at a class reunion, she discovers common ground: They both despised the same department store!! But when we hear from teenaged Brenda, who is black, and Lisa, who is white, we discover the vast differences in their lives. While Lisa recalls mere inconvenience, Brenda describes brutal mistreatment at the hands of a sales woman who denies her basic humanity. And yet for adult Lisa, the lesson is completely lost.

    This small play contains a huge lesson in the lingering, everyday cruelties of the Jim Crow South. When 60-something Lisa reconnects with Brenda at a class reunion, she discovers common ground: They both despised the same department store!! But when we hear from teenaged Brenda, who is black, and Lisa, who is white, we discover the vast differences in their lives. While Lisa recalls mere inconvenience, Brenda describes brutal mistreatment at the hands of a sales woman who denies her basic humanity. And yet for adult Lisa, the lesson is completely lost.

    ”
  • Michele Miller: Out Of Order by T. Cat Ford
    “

    This small play reflects on big consequences of a small incident. Juxtaposing the incident from the viewpoint of two girls highlights the stark differences that existed in the South at the time and still echo in our society today.

    This small play reflects on big consequences of a small incident. Juxtaposing the incident from the viewpoint of two girls highlights the stark differences that existed in the South at the time and still echo in our society today.

    ”