- 26 minutes 3 secondsApollo & Artemis 3: “You are one dangerous god to love, Apollo.”
Shining Apollo may be the god of music, healing and the sun - but he’s definitely not the god of love. His sister Artemis urges Apollo to learn from his mistakes.
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 the Brooklyn-based theatre collective The TEAM. Our directors are Rachel Chavkin, Josiah Davis, Joan Sergay, and Keenan Tyler Oliphant.
Our actors are: Eric Berryman (Dionysus, Pan, Zephrys); Ato Blankson-Wood (Apollo); Josiah Davis (Ganymede); Jill Frutkin (Aphrodite); Joanne Hernandez (Daphne); Adrienne Hopkins (Nymph); Caroline Hopkins (Zoe); Natalie Hopkins (Nymph); Modesto ‘Flako’ Jimenez (Ephialtes); Libby King (Athena); Ian Lassiter (Zeus); Zhailon Levingston (Announcer); Christina Liberus (Artemis); Nehemiah Luckett (Midas); Kimberly Marable (Leto, Fury); Jake Margolin (Orion); Marcel Isaiah Martinez (Hyacinthus); James Harrison Monaco (Marsyas); Xavier Pacheco (Paris, Otus); Kristen Sieh (Python, Fury); Nedra Marie Taylor (Hera); Ching Valdes-Aran (Delos); Daniel Watts (Eros, Silenus)
And André De Shields is Hermes (and this season, Eris, goddess of discord!)
The TEAM’s Producing Director is Emma Orme, and Associate Producer is Diana Khong. 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 Julie Burstein and David Schulman (E1 and E4).
Music and songs composed, arranged and produced by Magdalini Giannikou. Lyrics and vocal production by Malena Marcase. Music performed by Banda Magda.
Instrumental music mixed and mastered by Luca Bordonaro. Songs mixed and mastered by Tom Beuchel. Music direction by Magdalini Giannikou and Nehemiah Luckett.
Jason Adam Katzenstein created our illustrations and is series humor consultant.
Series creative advisors: Dr. Michael Cohen and Richard Nodell.
Mandy Boikou is Administrative Director and Sofia Pipa is Program Manager at Onassis USA. Amal Biskin is our production assistant.
Live from Mount Olympus was recorded with engineers Roy Hendrickson, Mor Mezrich, Matthew Sullivan, Matthew Soares, Omisha Chaitanya and Elizabeth Scott 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.
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.
26 May 2026, 12:00 am - 2 minutes 7 secondsGaia Gaia Gaia/All the Colors of My Heart
With Gaia angry at him, yet again, Apollo visits his sister Artemis and begs her to help him. Artemis appeals to Gaia with this song, and Apollo finally sees all the colors of his heart.
Christina Liberus is Artemis, and Ato Blankson-Wood is Apollo.
"Gaia Gaia Gaia - All the Colors of My Heart" (and all of our music and songs) were composed, arranged and produced by Magdalini Giannikou. Lyrics and vocal production by Malena Marcase. Music performed by Banda Magda.
Songs mixed and mastered by Tom Beuchel. Music direction by Magdalini Giannikou and Nehemiah Luckett.
26 May 2026, 12:00 am - 24 minutes 17 secondsApollo & Artemis 2: “You need to get comfortable with mystery.”
Did you know that even Apollo had a music teacher? The satyr Pan shows Apollo how to get out of his head and really feel the beat, and then leads him into a mysterious dream world.
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 the Brooklyn-based theatre collective The TEAM. Our directors are Rachel Chavkin, Josiah Davis, Joan Sergay, and Keenan Tyler Oliphant.
Our actors are: Eric Berryman (Dionysus, Pan, Zephrys); Ato Blankson-Wood (Apollo); Josiah Davis (Ganymede); Jill Frutkin (Aphrodite); Joanne Hernandez (Daphne); Adrienne Hopkins (Nymph); Caroline Hopkins (Zoe); Natalie Hopkins (Nymph); Modesto ‘Flako’ Jimenez (Ephialtes); Libby King (Athena); Ian Lassiter (Zeus); Zhailon Levingston (Announcer); Christina Liberus (Artemis); Nehemiah Luckett (Midas); Kimberly Marable (Leto, Fury); Jake Margolin (Orion); Marcel Isaiah Martinez (Hyacinthus); James Harrison Monaco (Marsyas); Xavier Pacheco (Paris, Otus); Kristen Sieh (Python, Fury); Nedra Marie Taylor (Hera); Ching Valdes-Aran (Delos); Daniel Watts (Eros, Silenus)
And André De Shields is Hermes (and this season, Eris, goddess of discord!)
The TEAM’s Producing Director is Emma Orme, and Associate Producer is Diana Khong. 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 Julie Burstein and David Schulman (E1 and E4).
Music and songs composed, arranged and produced by Magdalini Giannikou. Lyrics and vocal production by Malena Marcase. Music performed by Banda Magda.
Instrumental music mixed and mastered by Luca Bordonaro. Songs mixed and mastered by Tom Beuchel. Music direction by Magdalini Giannikou and Nehemiah Luckett.
Jason Adam Katzenstein created our illustrations and is series humor consultant.
Series creative advisors: Dr. Michael Cohen and Richard Nodell.
Mandy Boikou is Administrative Director and Sofia Pipa is Program Manager at Onassis USA. Amal Biskin is our production assistant.
Live from Mount Olympus was recorded with engineers Roy Hendrickson, Mor Mezrich, Matthew Sullivan, Matthew Soares, Omisha Chaitanya and Elizabeth Scott 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.
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.
18 May 2026, 11:00 pm - 31 minutes 30 secondsApollo & Artemis 1: “I slayed the dragon at the center of the world!”
When Zeus’s twins are ready to be born, no land on earth will allow their mother Leto to rest. Pursued by the ancient dragon Python, Leto searches for a place, sacred and safe, where she can give birth. Four days after being born, Apollo hunts down Python to avenge his mother – which makes the Furies, well, furious!
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 the Brooklyn-based theatre collective The TEAM. Our directors are Rachel Chavkin, Josiah Davis, Joan Sergay, and Keenan Tyler Oliphant.
Our actors are: Eric Berryman (Dionysus, Pan, Zephrys); Ato Blankson-Wood (Apollo); Josiah Davis (Ganymede); Jill Frutkin (Aphrodite); Joanne Hernandez (Daphne); Adrienne Hopkins (Nymph); Caroline Hopkins (Zoe); Natalie Hopkins (Nymph); Modesto ‘Flako’ Jimenez (Ephialtes); Libby King (Athena); Ian Lassiter (Zeus); Zhailon Levingston (Announcer); Christina Liberus (Artemis); Nehemiah Luckett (Midas); Kimberly Marable (Leto, Fury); Jake Margolin (Orion); Marcel Isaiah Martinez (Hyacinthus); James Harrison Monaco (Marsyas); Xavier Pacheco (Paris, Otus); Kristen Sieh (Python, Fury); Nedra Marie Taylor (Hera); Ching Valdes-Aran (Delos); Daniel Watts (Eros, Silenus)
And André De Shields is Hermes (and this season, Eris, goddess of discord!)
The TEAM’s Producing Director is Emma Orme, and Associate Producer is Diana Khong. 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 Julie Burstein and David Schulman (E1 and E4).
Music and songs composed, arranged and produced by Magdalini Giannikou. Lyrics and vocal production by Malena Marcase. Music performed by Banda Magda.
Instrumental music mixed and mastered by Luca Bordonaro. Songs mixed and mastered by Tom Beuchel. Music direction by Magdalini Giannikou and Nehemiah Luckett.
Jason Adam Katzenstein created our illustrations and is series humor consultant.
Series creative advisors: Dr. Michael Cohen and Richard Nodell.
Mandy Boikou is Administrative Director and Sofia Pipa is Program Manager at Onassis USA. Amal Biskin is our production assistant.
Live from Mount Olympus was recorded with engineers Roy Hendrickson, Mor Mezrich, Matthew Sullivan, Matthew Soares, Omisha Chaitanya and Elizabeth Scott 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.
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.
11 May 2026, 11:00 pm - 2 minutes 1 secondLeto's Song: "I'll Find a Place"
When the goddess Leto's twins are about to be born, no place on earth will allow her to give birth. But this determined goddess will find a place.
Kimberly Marable is Leto.
"I'll Find a Place" (and all of our music and songs) were composed, arranged and produced by Magdalini Giannikou. Lyrics and vocal production by Malena Marcase. Music performed by Banda Magda.
Songs mixed and mastered by Tom Beuchel. Music direction by Magdalini Giannikou and Nehemiah Luckett.
11 May 2026, 11:00 pm - 2 minutes 38 secondsDragon Slayer
Far Shooting Apollo, god of music, tells the story of his first dramatic adventure in his latest song, "Dragon Slayer."
Ato Blankson-Wood is Apollo.
"Dragon Slayer" was composed by Magda Giannikou, lyrics and vocal production by Malena Marcase, performed by Banda Magda, music direction by Magdalini Giannikou and Nehemiah Luckett, mixed and mastered by Tom Beuchel. Live from Mount Olympus was created by showrunner Julie Burstein, produced by the Onassis Foundation, co-produced by The TEAM, and distributed by PRX.
28 April 2026, 11:00 am - 1 minute 6 secondsApollo & Artemis: Trailer
Are you ready to jam out with the gods? Because Live From Mount Olympus returns with its first-ever musical season!
When Apollo, shining god of music, releases his hit single, “Dragon Slayer,” Hermes invites him into his Godspod podcast. With the swagger of a divine rock star, Apollo shares his daring triumphs, while Hermes grills Apollo on his challenges in the arena of love and exposes Apollo’s act of terrible cruelty against his twin sister Artemis, for which the shining god of music must seek forgiveness – or risk the destruction of all of Olympus.
28 April 2026, 11:00 am - 28 minutes 39 secondsTheseus & Ariadne 8: “I never imagined such beautiful strangeness…”
As they set sail with the tributes for Athens, Ariadne and Theseus dream of their future together. But a rest stop on the island of Naxos reveals how quickly the Fates can alter the future for humans - and for the gods.
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.
Want to learn more about Hermes and the Olympians? Check out our website at www.onassis.link/olympus
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.
10 June 2025, 12:00 am - 19 minutes 23 secondsTheseus & Ariadne 7: “You must be my breakfast.”
The moon is full, and Minos’s guards take Theseus deep within the labyrinth to face the Minotaur.
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.
Want to learn more about Hermes and the Olympians? Check out our website at www.onassis.link/olympus
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.
3 June 2025, 12:00 am - 19 minutes 50 secondsTheseus & Ariadne 6: “You're giving me Labrys? The sacred weapon of Knossos?”
Ariadne must confront her mother, Queen Pasiphae, and enlist Daedalus and Icarus in her plan to help Theseus survive.
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.
Want to learn more about Hermes and the Olympians? Check out our website at www.onassis.link/olympus
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.
27 May 2025, 12:00 am - 21 minutes 15 secondsTheseus & Ariadne 5: ““Let’s see you try to play games with the Minotaur!”
The Athenian tributes' brilliant performance in the second bull dance infuriates King Minos of Crete. His daughter Ariadne faces a fateful choice - will she defy her father? Or will Theseus have to face the Minotaur alone?
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.
Want to learn more about Hermes and the Olympians? Check out our website at www.onassis.link/olympus
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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