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(no production pictures of OLD FAMILIAR STEAM are currently available)

a Old Familiar Steam
a short comedy/drama by Mike Phelan


Reenie, a middle-aged waittress, arrives at her West Texas home for a lunchtime tryst with her lover.  But her husband, Wendell, unexpectedly arrives at just the wrong time.  Wendell toys with her but shows a surprising lack of jealousy.  When Reenie eventually explodes out of frustration, she finds out why.

Cast
REENIE, 52
WENDELL, 61

Setting
A modest West Texas home.  A table, two chairs, and various props.

Running Time
25 minutes

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Awards & Honors

Top 25 Finalist, Arts & Letters National One-Act Playwriting Competition, Milledgeville GA, 2000

Best Ensemble Acting, Pennsylvania Association of Community Theatres (PACT) Competition, April 2001



PRODUCTIONS of "Old Familiar Steam"

Delaware State Theatre Festival, Middletown DE, Mar. 2007

Chapel Street Playhouse, Newark DE, Nov. 2006

Players Club, Swarthmore PA, Feb. 2002 (staged reading)

Alleged Theatre Company, Berwyn PA, Jan. 2002

Alleged Theatre Company, Lansdale PA, Aug. 2001

Alleged Theatre Company, Berwyn PA, June 2001

Pennsylvania Association of Community Theatres (PACT) Competition, Altoona PA, Apr. 2001

Playcrafters Theatre, Skippack PA, Mar. 2001

Brick Playhouse, Philadelphia PA, Nov. 2000


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