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| {{Short description|Play by Edwin Sanchez}} | |||
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| ''Unmerciful Good Fortune'' is a play by playwright Edwin Sanchez.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Toomer |first=Jeanette |date=April 27, 2001 |title=Unmerciful Good Fortune |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=4394850&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2024-12-13 |work= |
'''''Unmerciful Good Fortune''''' is a play by Puerto Rican-born playwright ] which premiered in Chicago in 1996.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pixler |first=Joe |date=February 8, 1996 |title='Unmerciful Good Fortune' lifts playwright's profile |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-unmerciful-good-fortune/160875585/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |work=] |via=]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Toomer |first=Jeanette |date=April 27, 2001 |title=Unmerciful Good Fortune |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=4394850&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=Back Stage |via=]}}</ref> It tells the story of friendship between Maritza Cruz, an assistant district attorney, and Fatima Garcia, a woman claiming to be clairvoyant who has killed 28 people.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Connors |first=Thomas |date=March 1996 |title=Destiny’s Disciple |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=9603206994&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=American Theatre |via=]}}</ref> | ||
| In December 2024, ] announced that she was starring in a film adaptation of ''Unmerciful Good Fortune''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Rosario Dawson Will Have ‘Unmerciful Good Fortune’ |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/rosario-dawson-unmerciful-good-fortune-1236199815/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=Deadline}}</ref> | In December 2024, ] announced that she was producing and starring in a film adaptation of ''Unmerciful Good Fortune'', described as "a supernatural horror thriller".<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Rosario Dawson Will Have ‘Unmerciful Good Fortune’ |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/rosario-dawson-unmerciful-good-fortune-1236199815/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=Deadline}}</ref> | ||
| == Reception == | |||
| The play won the AT&T On Stage New Play Award.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Garmel |first=Marion |date=January 23, 1997 |title=Six plays scheduled for Humana Festival |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-six-plays-schedule/160876212/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |work=The Indianapolis Star |via=]}}</ref> | |||
| == Reviews == | |||
| A 2001 review in ''Back Stage'' magazine called the play "poetic...a deeply moving love story and tragedy".<ref name=":0" /> A review in '']'' said that "the conflicts that the conflicts that interest Mr. Sanchez – ones between good girl and bad, obedient daughter and independent woman, heterosexual and homosexual, and most pertinently, between ] and American – are thoughtfully enmeshed".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=April 4, 2001 |title=Navigating a Dreamlike Land of Assimilation, Fluent in Passion and Hope |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A72716383/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=8a98e3bd |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=] |via=]}}</ref> | A 2001 review in ''Back Stage'' magazine called the play "poetic...a deeply moving love story and tragedy".<ref name=":0" /> A review in '']'' said that "the conflicts that the conflicts that interest Mr. Sanchez – ones between good girl and bad, obedient daughter and independent woman, heterosexual and homosexual, and most pertinently, between ] and American – are thoughtfully enmeshed".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=April 4, 2001 |title=Navigating a Dreamlike Land of Assimilation, Fluent in Passion and Hope |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A72716383/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=8a98e3bd |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=] |via=]}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:42, 14 December 2024
Play by Edwin Sanchez
Unmerciful Good Fortune is a play by Puerto Rican-born playwright Edwin Sanchez which premiered in Chicago in 1996. It tells the story of friendship between Maritza Cruz, an assistant district attorney, and Fatima Garcia, a woman claiming to be clairvoyant who has killed 28 people.
In December 2024, Rosario Dawson announced that she was producing and starring in a film adaptation of Unmerciful Good Fortune, described as "a supernatural horror thriller".
Reception
The play won the AT&T On Stage New Play Award.
A 2001 review in Back Stage magazine called the play "poetic...a deeply moving love story and tragedy". A review in The New York Times said that "the conflicts that the conflicts that interest Mr. Sanchez – ones between good girl and bad, obedient daughter and independent woman, heterosexual and homosexual, and most pertinently, between Latina and American – are thoughtfully enmeshed".
References
- Pixler, Joe (February 8, 1996). "'Unmerciful Good Fortune' lifts playwright's profile". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Toomer, Jeanette (April 27, 2001). "Unmerciful Good Fortune". Back Stage. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via EBSCOhost.
- Connors, Thomas (March 1996). "Destiny's Disciple". American Theatre. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via EBSCOhost.
- D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 10, 2024). "Rosario Dawson Will Have 'Unmerciful Good Fortune'". Deadline. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- Garmel, Marion (January 23, 1997). "Six plays scheduled for Humana Festival". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Weber, Bruce (April 4, 2001). "Navigating a Dreamlike Land of Assimilation, Fluent in Passion and Hope". The New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Gale General OneFile.