The artist-cousins get an early start and head off to the local fairy fort. BRIGIT moans about her sleepless night at UNA's B & B. They meet MALACHY on the way. SHANNON is smitten.

A helicopter arrival prompts MALACHY to run off. SHANNON deserts her cousin and follows MALACHY. 

The helicopter is transporting SKYE JETJETSKI, the would-be heiress returns to her family's former estate.

BRIGIT is on the run from DAMIEN's unwanted attentions. 

GUNTER begins his audio art installation in a secluded, old, hedge school under the bushes. 

When a storm breaks BRIGIT seeks shelter and is beckoned by MARY to into the hedge, with the other residents... including DAMIEN.

The residents gather for dinnertime. SKYE JETJETSKI makes a grand entrance. But once again, OLIVOFF SMIRNOFF, (that's right, the famous, Russian, dissident artist) cancels. 

The GHOSTS make themselves known. TERESA is convinced but AGNES is having none of it. 

BARNEY announces the residents are now required to record daily audio logs of their creative practices in the new Diary Room, offered by Megacorp-- in exchange for renovations of the house and grounds. The residents don’t all agree to the terms.

SHANNON is impressed by SKYE and tries her best to get friendly.

BRIGIT reveals to DAMIEN the reason why she is single.

BRIGIT and AGNÉS agree to swap lodgings.BRIGIT will come to the big house and AGNES will go to UNA'S disgusting BnB. 

The cousins,  (BRIGIT and SHANNON), try out their artistic collaboration in the diary room-- but instead of working, they talk about the awards they will get for the work they can't ever seem to begin. 

SHANNON prepares her award acceptance speech and thank you list. 

SKYE is secretly listening in on the cousins. She commands MALACHY to pursue SHANNON to make her into an unwitting pawn for an underhanded MEGACORP takeover bid.

🍀

Outro song: Down By the Sally Gardens

Voices: Aoibheann McCann, Andi Ipaktchi, Fred McCloskey, Gavin Morgan, and Helen Gregg. Audio: Yassaman Sarhangi

RETREAT is an Irish/Irish-American comedy series that depicts artists and writers at an Irish arts residency in a dilapidated manor house. Deceitful corporate sponsorship arrives with a promise to spruce-up the residency in exchange for the artists' detailed audio diaries of their creative process.  Six 20-minute episodes, written by the female, comedy duo: Aoibheann McCann and Andi Ipaktchi.  RETREAT has a playful look at the commercialization of the arts, genealogy, Irish history, cloning, heritage, ecology, globalization, the life cycle of stoats & the 1%. Season 1 launched in September 2022. It is available for download on audio apps like Spotify, Apple Podcasts and others.