Theseus & 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.