<p>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.</p>
<p>A helicopter arrival prompts MALACHY to run off. SHANNON deserts her cousin and follows MALACHY. </p>
<p>The helicopter is transporting SKYE JETJETSKI, the would-be heiress returns to her family's former estate.</p>
<p>BRIGIT is on the run from DAMIEN's unwanted attentions. </p>
<p>GUNTER begins his audio art installation in a secluded, old, hedge school under the bushes. </p>
<p>When a storm breaks BRIGIT seeks shelter and is beckoned by MARY to into the hedge, with the other residents... including DAMIEN.</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>The GHOSTS make themselves known. TERESA is convinced but AGNES is having none of it. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>SHANNON is impressed by SKYE and tries her best to get friendly.</p>
<p>BRIGIT reveals to DAMIEN the reason why she is single.</p>
<p>BRIGIT and AGNÉS agree to swap lodgings.BRIGIT will come to the big house and AGNES will go to UNA'S disgusting BnB. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>SHANNON prepares her award acceptance speech and thank you list. </p>
<p>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.</p>
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<p>Outro song: Down By the Sally Gardens</p>
<p><em>Voices: Aoibheann McCann, Andi Ipaktchi, Fred McCloskey, Gavin Morgan, and Helen Gregg. Audio: Yassaman Sarhangi</em></p>
<p><em>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.</em></p>
