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Layers

by Gary Rodgers Canadian Author

Step inside Robin’s world as he grapples with his conscience and his anti-conscience. And then deeper into a world of misinformed theatrical anthropologists from the 25th century. And then deeper still as the writer tries to figure out an ending... which he may not be able to do if he’s not actually the writer.

This is not just one play. It’s a play within a play within an onion within a cabbage. Layers is filled with, well, layers. Characters and story overlap and cabbage gets thrown. Make sure you read to the very end because it’s not the writer who writes the final word...

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 35 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
17 Characters
2 M 1 F 14 Any Gender
Doubling Possible
Set
Simple set
Length
36 pages
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Prop List

18 props

  • 4 colourful wooden boxes
  • 1 or 2 Office chairs
  • Office desk with typical items (mugs, pens, papers)
  • Laptop computer
  • Pots
  • Wooden spoons
  • Cabbage
  • Ladder
  • Large bag of chips
  • Feather boa
  • Prop onion
  • Prop tree
  • Prop magnifying glass
  • Prop skull
  • Prop light bulb
  • Knife
  • Ray gun
  • Paper bag

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