The Unfortunate Teller

A fortune teller cannot make it to work, and has asked a friend to stand in for a little while. The friend begrudgingly agrees, but the only deck of tarot cards to be found is one made by the children of the absent fortune teller. When a customer comes in for a reading, the friend must make do with that deck and provide the best reading possible under the circumstances.

Note: While the two roles can be played by either gender, it works best when the friend is male and the customer is female.

Awards:

• Selection, Acting Up! 2019 (The Orange Players, 2019)
• Selection, 2019 New Faces (The Suffield Players, 2019)
• Selection, 10x10xInfinity Short Play Competition (Infinity Stages, 2017)
• Selection, 8x10 TheatreFest (Weathervane Playhouse, 2017)

Testimonials:

• "A fabulous spoof on the pseudo-psYchic! Love the friend who finds their "voice". This play should be 10 minute play festival bound!" (Vivian Lermond, New Play Exchange, 2020)
• "HA! What a fun little 10 minute play. Dunne's writing is fast-paced and witty. Watching the wheels turn in the Faux-Fortune Teller's mind trying to come up with a plausible explanation for a tarot reading is comic gold. I could DEFINITELY foresee (see what I did there?) this in any 10 minute play festival." (John Busser, New Play Exchange, 2019)
• "This is a hilarious ten-minute play, and a great role for the "Friend," who grows from uncertainty to hilarity and confidence. A great addition to any ten-minute festival, and wonderful showcase for a comic actor. " (John Minigan, 2019)

Events:

• Production, Module Vanier Intermediate School (Ontario, Canada), 04/04/2024
• Production, Bentonville Schools (AR, USA), 05/04/2024
• Production, Hilltops Regional Theatre (NSW, AUS), 10/06/2023
• Production, The John Adams Academy (CA, USA), 05/16/2023
• Production, Gerstell Academy (MD, USA), 05/17/2023
• Production, Wellesley High School (MA, USA), 11/15/2021
• Production, Online (VA, USA), 01/11/2021
• Production, Emmanuel United Methodist Church (MD, USA), 05/15/2020
• Production, The Orange Players (CT, USA), 10/25/2019
• Production, The Suffield Players (CT, USA), 08/16/2019
• Production, Epicure Cafe (Washington DC, USA), 04/20/2018
• Reading, Oliver's Carriage House (MD, USA), 10/27/2017
• Production, Weathervane Playhouse (OH, USA), 07/13/2017
• Reading, St. Paul's Church (MD, USA), 06/10/2017