Seeking Cast for "The Gap Year" Show

Northern Irish. Stubborn, strong willed and extremely loyal but with a tendency to argue. Kate has been recently widowed and has not processed her grief. Piece by piece she is unpicking her pain and discovering a new identity. Each interaction on the trip moves her grief forward until she can ultimately reconcile with herself and her daughter.

Northern Irish. Warm, funny and caring with a tendency to rub Kate up the wrong way. Has never been able to move on from her husband’s affair and their separation. She is running away from their looming divorce. Having hidden herself away for so long she is trying to rediscover her sense of self and what it means to be single at 60. Gradually she’s able to live again and stop caring what other people think.

Northern Irish. The glue that holds the trio together. Mother and grandmother who has struggled to take anything for herself. She is hiding a recent diagnosis of Alzheimer’s which is progressing. While running away from her problems she becomes determined that she can still make a life for herself.

Caoimhe – Sligo, exasperated mother to a toddler who won’t stop sticking things up his nose; Sister Tomaasina – Mayo, headstrong, unrelenting nun; Josie – Sligo, nurse, salt of the earth, single mother and caring for her father (Pat) as he recovers from a stroke; Alison – Tipperary, recently dumped by her boyfriend and isn’t coping with it well / has had far too much to drink; Tourist – obnoxious and condescending tourist in a Dublin bar; Catherine. Lawyer.

Multiple characters and different Irish accents, including: Father Donnelly – Northern Irish, local priest presiding over the funeral of a good friend; Pat – Sligo, Stroke survivor, still recovering his speech and has limited physical ability. Gentle and caring with a good sense of humour, trying to make life better for his daughter who he sees is struggling; Eddie – Belfast, husband of Oonagh. A retired accountant who had an affair with a younger woman.

Multiple characters and different Irish accents, including: Kieran – rural Donegal campsite attendant. Other than one trip abroad as a teenager has lived in the same place his whole life. Recently lost his mother and is still dealing with the grief; Campervan Man – Sligo, small town salesman, rough round the edges and thinks he’s got an easy sale with Kate; Fionntan – Dublin, cool, relaxed and happy to take what life throws at him. Ethan – Cavan, performer in a Dublin gay bar.