Colleen, our herione of sorts, has dedicated her life to the pursuit of true love, but alas, no takers! What good is a pure passionate heart without someone who will take it, fulfill it, and return it? Upon hearing her plight, Colleen's friend Troyana sends her to Fatima, the medium who can bring her a love "out of this place, and out of this time," if need be. "She has brought put me in touch with my my mother, the spirit of Selena, and Elvis," brags Troyana.
"It's a very awkward business, taking money in the spirit world."
Fatima knows she's a fraud, but she can spin a good yarn and ply some intricate special effects. For a good price (from Fatima's point of view, at any rate), she manages to unite Colleen with the spirit of a love-starved knight who has been searching for true love in various planes of existence since 1351.
"I think love without sex is like dry pancakes on a Sunday morning!"
Colleen's momentary elation is tempered by the fact that she can't consummate her relationship with a ghost, and won't be satisfied until she has the real thing. Fatima cautions her against wanting too much too soon, but Colleen is determined. Will she ever be happy? Can Fatima bring her knight to her in the flesh? More importantly, how much will this all cost? And who's the guy in the black hood?
In this world where nothing is as it seems, is Fatima's power more potent than she herself believes?
Fortunes by Fatima was produced on video in 1996, and live onstage in November, 1997, under the title Fortune, Faith, and Fantasy. There are parts for three women and three men (two male roles can be doubled). For our production, due to casting arrangements, we turned Fatima into a male role Mufassa, and Troyana became a gay male friend named Miguel.
This play is published by Brooklyn Publishers, Odessa, Texas; however, the playwright retains all rights of production.
