Nick Karnel Williams

Don’t Know How to Read, Don’t Know How to Fail

It’s crazy to even write this. The other morning I woke up and felt like God was telling me to write a play — and that it would be called “Don’t Know How to Read, Don’t Know How to Fail.”

At first, I laughed to myself. It made no sense. But the feeling was so strong it almost made me panic. I didn’t know where to start, what to write, or how to even hold the idea.

I dropped my kids off at school, and on the way home it clicked. This was the beginning story of our crew. The early days of the brand. The raw beginnings of what we were building.

By the time I got home, something took over. I literally smashed out the first act in just four hours. The words poured out. By that same night — around 11pm — I had the bones of the whole play sitting there in front of me. I’d never written like that before. It was like it was already written — I just had to catch it.

The title? The meaning? That will all make sense in time. For now, I’ll just say this: you’ll have to come and watch it when it’s ready.