SHOULDERS, A Play, Dramatic Comedy, 5 Females, 1 Male, Single Set. San Francisco, March/April, 1942, as the world plunges deeper into World War II, the U.S. remains devastated by the attack on Pearl Harbor and expects a mainland invasion on west coast, a family of courageous women helps their neighbor escape internment at a time when the country gives way to fear, for it looks like the Allies just might lose the war.