Patience
Corkscrew Festival
“I’m the world record holder and also the world champion.
Which means I’m the best at it, right now.
I know a lot of people will just stop at “the best”, but I think it’s important to say right now.
Because the best is always changing.
Even if I’ve been the best for a while.”
Though he’s been the world’s #1 ranked Solitaire player since age 20, Daniel is hung up on another title used to describe him: “the Venus Williams of solitaire.” The threat of being eclipsed by a Serena (who just might be the determined up-and-comer Ella) is one of many pressures Daniel carries, alongside his difficulty communicating with his soon-to-be husband, his fraught relationship with his “momager,” and the burden of being excellent in a field that only has room for one excellent person at a time.
Patience is Johnny G. Lloyd’s portrait of a young black man struggling to build a life with other people when all he’s learned so far is how to be alone.
Columbia Playwrights Program — February 2019
Corkscrew Festival — July 2019
Written by Johnny G. Lloyd
Directed by Velani Dibba
Produced by Jon Bleicher
Featuring Joshua Gitta, Kristin Dodson, Brenda Crawley, Christopher Rand, Deanna Supplee*
