Daniel plays solitaire. Professionally. He’s very good – some would say the best.  But he is ready to retire and settle into that perfect new house with his husband-to-be, Jordan.  He’s just got to hold it together through one final, career-defining match.  A sports-inspired fantasia, Patience is a meditation on black excellence, next chapters, and playing a very long game alone.

“PATIENCE is special to me because it's my take on the coming of age story - one where becoming is equally about questioning as it is about growing. I hope it's both the kind of quiet where you can hear yourself think and the kind of funny where you see yourself in the joke. When writing PATIENCE, I was inspired by the space between life’s chapters, by Venus Williams, by the oppression of competition – and by the magic of playing a card game against yourself.”
– Johnny G. Lloyd

Generous support for New Play Development is provided by WarnerMedia. Second Stage’s 2021-22 Season is supported by the Howard Gilman Foundation.

**Please note this production uses strobe lighting.**