About this episode
Timon leaves Athens with his curses, strips himself bare and goes into the wilderness. As hunger sets in, he digs for a root to eat and discovers a pile of gold hidden underground. Apemantus finds Timon lamenting his fate and scolds him for being an undeserving misanthrope, telling him to come back to Athens. Timon refuses, setting off an argument between them. Apemantus finally leaves Timon and returns to Athens, where the citizens are growing increasingly unruly over the high taxes and prices they’re paying as Alcibiades launches his offensive against the city. When Apemantus announces that he’s found Timon with a trove of coins, the Artist, the Painter and the Senators head for the hills to get some of Timon’s gold. The PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “ TIMON OF ATHENS ”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by KENNETH CAVANDER . All episodes were directed by ANDY WOLK . This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA AGREEMENT. The cast is as follows: ANTHONY COCHRANE as TIMON POOYA MOHSENI as FLAVIA KEVIN KILNER as ALCIBIADES JASON KRAVITS as APEMANTUS ABIGAIL ONWUNALI as VENTIDIA, TIMANDRA and SENATOR 1 MICHAEL LUWOYE as OLD ATHENIAN, CAPHIS, and SENATOR 2 BARZIN AKHAVAN as THE PAINTER and LUCULLUS NADINA HASSAN as THE POET and LUCRETIA HASSIEM MUHAMMAD as MERCHANT, ISIDORE, and THIEF #1 GREGG MOZGALA as LUCILIUS, SEMPRONIUS, and THIEF #2 DORCAS LEUNG as JEWELER, CUPID, VARRO and PHRYNIA Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE : KARYN CASL, CSA . Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH Original music composition by LAWRENCE SHRAGGE . Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering and mixing by SADAHARU YAGI . Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH . Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES) . Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND . The Play On Podcast Series “ TIMON OF ATHENS ” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION . Visit NEXTCHAPTERPODCASTS.COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare. Subscribe to Play On Premium for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to nextchapterpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “The rich are never satisfied. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices