Theseus & Ariadne 1: "No tributes have ever returned to Athens..."
Live from Mount Olympus
Onassis Foundation
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🗓️ 22 April 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Newly-crowned prince Theseus and thirteen brave young Athenians sail across the wine-dark sea towards the island of Crete. They are tributes, destined for the lair of the monstrous Minotaur. But Eros, the mischievous god of love, has other plans for our young hero and his crew…
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, Keenan Tyler Oliphant, and Josiah Davis, with additional direction by Joan Sergei.
And our actors are:
Eric Berryman
MaYaa Boateng
Sean Carvajal
EJ Duarte
Jill Frutkin
Divine Garland
Adrienne Hopkins
Caroline Hopkins
Natalie Hopkins
Modesto ‘Flako’ Jimenez
Na’Shay Kelly
Julien Heart King
Libby King
Ian Lassiter
Zhailon Levingston
Evalisse Lopez
Kimberly Marable
Jake Margolin
Marcel Isaiah Martinez
James Harrison Monaco
Xavier Pacheco
Joham Palma
Damir Priestley
Angel Rodriguez
Conor Sweeney
Jillian Walker
And André De Shields is Hermes.
The TEAM’s Producing Director is Emma Orme, and Associate Producer is Sabine Decatur. Casting support from Melissa Friedman, co-Artistic Director of Epic Theater Ensemble.
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 was performed by Banda Magda and mixed and mastered 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 and Richard Nodell.
Mandy Boikou is Administrative Director and Sofia Pipa is Project Manager at Onassis USA. Will McClelland is our production assistant and Gizelle Winter is our series antiquities consultant.
Live from Mount Olympus was recorded with engineers Roy Hendrickson, Ian Kagey, Mor Mezrich, Matthew Sullivan, and Matthew Soares 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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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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| 0:00.0 | Live from Mount Olympus is produced by the Onassis Foundation and distributed by PRX. A whole new season of terrestrials is coming. |
| 0:27.2 | Radio Lab's family-friendly show All About Nature. |
| 0:30.7 | This season, we are back with a new batch of episodes where we come face to snout with some of the wildest, gnarliest creatures on this planet. |
| 0:40.3 | We discover music, magic, medicine, and a whole lot of fun. |
| 0:46.7 | Starting April 17th, all on the Radio Lab for Kids Feed, wherever you listen to podcasts. The Greek guards live high on Mount Olympus. |
| 1:04.0 | But from time to time, we walk among you mortals, |
| 1:09.0 | and wherever the guards move, stories are born. |
| 1:15.4 | Our next story is about young love, bravery, and fate. |
| 1:20.9 | Ooh, this arrowhead is swift and fast. |
| 1:23.6 | And to assist me in telling it, I've invited two special guests into the gods' pod studio today. |
| 1:31.3 | This one wobbles a bit in transit, but packs a big punch. |
| 1:35.3 | You always pick right, son. Just pick. |
| 1:38.3 | Mom, you're so cute when you're impatient. |
| 1:41.3 | Aw. |
| 1:42.3 | Welcome to my God's, Bad Aphrodite. |
| 1:45.5 | Oh, beautiful goddess of love. |
| 1:48.6 | Yeah. |
| 1:49.6 | And your mischievous son, Eros. |
| 1:53.8 | Thanks for inviting us, Hermes. |
| 1:56.4 | Though this is definitely a story |
| 1:59.0 | you couldn't really tell without us. |
| 2:01.0 | Don't you just love how my bowstring sings? |
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