Friel contrasts Gar's cloistered emotional life with his gregarious social persona by portraying him as two distinct characters, a public self (Donal McCann) and a private self (Des Cave).
Donal McCann
Public Gar
Des Cave
Private Gar
Siobhán McKenna
Madge
Eamon Kelly
S.B. O'Donnell
Fidelma Murphy
Kate Doogan
Liam Redmond
Senator Doogan