Inspired by real events, The Waiting List examines a group of parents spending the night in a preschool in order to get their kids enrolled. All the niceties of parenting are quickly left behind as this grown-up sleepover turns into a profanity-laced, vodka-fueled tea party. Talk turns to the usually unchartered territory of parenting, such as the sexual attraction of pregnant bellies, lusting after Disney Princesses, and dark fantasies of starting a fight club for toddlers. Not all of these parents will get their children in. One mother will do whatever it takes to get her child enrolled and off the waiting list.