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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 |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> '''''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 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> 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>


== Reviews == == 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>

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

  1. Pixler, Joe (February 8, 1996). "'Unmerciful Good Fortune' lifts playwright's profile". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Toomer, Jeanette (April 27, 2001). "Unmerciful Good Fortune". Back Stage. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via EBSCOhost.
  3. Connors, Thomas (March 1996). "Destiny's Disciple". American Theatre. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via EBSCOhost.
  4. D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 10, 2024). "Rosario Dawson Will Have 'Unmerciful Good Fortune'". Deadline. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  5. Garmel, Marion (January 23, 1997). "Six plays scheduled for Humana Festival". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 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.
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