Never before has the Earth faced a challenge like this. Half the year with no harvest means half the year without food. Together, Persephone and Demeter must find a way to save humanity, and maybe learn a bit more about each other along the way.
Combining the artistry of foremost contemporary theater-makers with the timeless stories of Greek myth and the imaginative power of audio, Live from Mount Olympus is an adventure for tweens and families of all ages. This podcast is a production of the Onassis Foundation. The bold and original audio drama is created and produced by Peabody Award-winning showrunner Julie Burstein, co-produced by the Brooklyn-based theater ensemble The TEAM, and directed by Tony Award-winner Rachel Chavkin (Hadestown, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet) and Keenan Tyler Oliphant (Associate Director of Hadestown and director of PlayCo’s upcoming U.S. premiere of Ebru Nihan Celkan’s Will You Come with Me?). Karen Brooks Hopkins is the executive producer.
Live from Mount Olympus is presented by TRAX from PRX.
Find out more at Onassis.link/Olympus
Our actors include: Kayla Bennett, Eric Berryman, Vinie Burrows, Jaaliyah Casey, Divine Garland, Mari Harris, Joanne Hernandez, Modesto “Flako” Jimenez, Anna Kendrick, Libby King, Ian Lassiter, Zhailon Levingston, Christina Liberus, Kimberly Marable, Nehemiah Luckett, Jake Margolin, James Harrison Monaco, Isabella Rossellini, Kristen Sieh, Nidra Sous la Terre, Eierene Tuakora, and Ching Valdes-Aran.
And André De Shields is Hermes.
Special thanks to Calvin Samuel Blanch, Elliot Byler, Sam Chavrichs, Adrienne Hopkins, Caroline Hopkins, and Natalie Hopkins.
The TEAM’s Producing Director is Alexandra Lalonde, and Producing Manager is Laura Elliot. We had casting support from Melissa Friedman of Epic Theater Ensemble.
Our writer is Nathan Yungerberg. Tessa Zitter is assistant producer and Yonatan Rekem is assistant editor. Audio production and mix by John Melillo.
Live from Mount Olympus music was composed by Magdalini Giannikou, with help from Luca Bordonaro, and performed by Banda Magda. Jason Adam Katzenstein created our illustrations and is our series humor consultant.
Michael Kendrick is Program Director for Onassis USA. Marketing and social media management by Karina Grudnikov and Caroline English. Press by Blake Zidell. Graphic design by Onassis Creative Studio.
Since 1975, the Onassis Foundation has been dedicated to culture, community, and education, with projects that can effectively inspire social change and justice across borders. Learn more at www.onassis.org.
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Prometheus 4: “Fire stays on Olympus! I’m not sharing!”
Prometheus 3: “Grasp it in the middle – just where the zig meets the zag!”
Prometheus 2: “What’s that glow at the top of the mountain?”
Prometheus 1: “Was that the party where Uncle Kronos threw up all his kids?”
Prometheus: Live from Mount Olympus Season Four Trailer
Atalanta 8: “A hero’s reward!”
Atalanta 7: "With all that has happened, do you think she could ever learn to love us?"
Atalanta 6: "No one can defy The Fates, not even the gods."
Atalanta 5: “I am here to hunt, so I dress as a hunter. Why are you here?"
Atalanta 4: “I love that you call these human girls ‘little bears!”
Atalanta 3: "A place to escape from princely concerns?"
Atalanta 2: “Once an outcast always an outcast”
Atalanta 1: “Who would leave a baby in the forest???”
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