Prometheus 2: “What’s that glow at the top of the mountain?”
Live from Mount Olympus
Onassis Foundation
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🗓️ 16 April 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
After Zeus frees them from the prison of their father’s belly, the young Olympians gleefully experience the world for the first time, and nearly burn down their new home.
Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation. Karen Brooks Hopkins is executive producer. Our series creator and showrunner is Julie Burstein. Live from Mount Olympus is co-produced by Brooklyn-based theatre collective The TEAM. Our co-directors are Rachel Chavkin, Zhailon Levingston, and Keenan Tyler Oliphant, with additional directing from Sara Blush.
And our actors are: Rolls Andre, Ato Blankson-Wood, Sean Carvajal, Jill Frutkin, Abel Garcia, Divine Garland, Monée Cherie Hunter, Modesto “Flako” Jimenez, Libby King, Ian Lassiter, Zhailon Levingston, Christina Liberus, Kimberly Marable, Jake Margolin, Lizan Mitchell, James Harrison Monaco, Gregg Mozgala, Xavier Pacheco, Maya Sharpe, Kristen Sieh, Ahmad Simmons, Nedra Marie Taylor, Eirene Tuakora, Ching Valdes-Aran, vickie washington, and André De Shields is Hermes.
Special thanks to Adrienne Hopkins, Caroline Hopkins, and Natalie Hopkins.
The TEAM’s Producing Director is Emma Orme, and Associate Producer is Sabine Decatur. We thank the artists and leaders of Epic Theater Ensemble for their continued collaboration!
Live from Mount Olympus is written by Nathan Yungerberg with Julie Burstein and Jason Adam Katzenstein.
Audio production and mix by John Melillo. Audio editing and sound design by Yonatan Rekem. Magdalini Giannikou composed our original music which is performed by Banda Magda. Music mix and mastering by Luca Bordonaro. Jason Adam Katzenstein created our illustrations and is series humor consultant.
A big thank you to our creative advisors: Dr. Michael Cohen, Richard Nodell, and Effie Tsiotsiou.
Mandy Boikou is Administrative Director and Sofia Pipa is Project Manager at Onassis USA. Gizelle Winter is our series antiquities consultant.
Live from Mount Olympus was recorded with engineers Roy Hendrickson, Ian Kagey, Mor Mezrich, Matthew Sullivan, and Benjamin Miller at The Power Station at Berklee NYC. Press by Grand Communications. Graphic design by Onassis Creative Studio.
Live from Mount Olympus is distributed by PRX.
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| 0:00.0 | Previously on live from Mount Olympus. |
| 0:04.0 | Please Prometheus, tell us your story. |
| 0:07.0 | I don't think you're prepared for what you're about to hear, |
| 0:10.0 | but I'll tell you. |
| 0:12.0 | We need more Nectar. |
| 0:15.0 | Nectar I say. |
| 0:18.0 | Here, Lord Corona's, Yamas. |
| 0:22.0 | It was quite a sight of God after God emerging from Jonas's throat. |
| 0:29.0 | We are going to war. From meepheus and epimepheus join us too. |
| 0:36.0 | No, you must find another way. |
| 0:39.0 | Or you will destroy the entire world. |
| 0:42.0 | Don't be ridiculous. You will destroy the entire world. |
| 0:43.0 | Don't be ridiculous. |
| 0:44.6 | I will not submit to the absurd idea that my children will overthrow me. |
| 0:50.8 | Kronos listen to... |
| 0:51.8 | Get out! |
| 0:53.0 | Then take your whining little brother with you! |
| 0:56.0 | Hey! |
| 0:57.0 | Please, no! Are you looking for another podcast to spark your imagination? Then tune into What If world stories for kids where kids questions are transformed |
| 1:17.8 | into audio adventures by a cast of fantastical characters. |
| 1:23.0 | Wonder what might happen if it snowed on the moon, |
| 1:26.0 | or if cats ruled the world? |
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