Icons/Idols: Irene

By The Byzantine Choral Project

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The unlikely story of a child bride who ascends to the heart of Byzantine power. Harboring a treasonous secret that marks her as the enemy of her husband and son, Irene must finally choose her side in the iconoclastic wars. With a haunting score inspired by Byzantine Chant, and featuring the voices of ten women and non-binary performers, ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE is a sweeping story of ambition, sacrifice, and the struggle to make something new out of a shattered world. A twelve-episode musical audio narrative by the Byzantine Choral Project.


Written by Helen Banner

Composed by Grace Oberhofer

Featuring Hilary Asare (Narrator), Iris Beaumier (Cyra), Isabella Dawis (Constantine VI), Hannah Eakin (Constantine V), Julia Izumi (Court), Grace Oberhofer (Court), Lukas Papenfusscline (Staurakios), Shanta Parasuraman (Megaris), Yael Shavitt (Leo) and Kay Weber (Irene)

Music Direction by Robert Frost

Audio Engineering by Nathan Leigh

Sound Design by Grace Oberhofer and Nathan Leigh

Featured Foley Artist Nicole Orabona

Produced by Emily Caffery


ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE was adapted from a stage play to a podcast in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Its development has received support from OPERA America, New York Council on the Arts, The New Ohio/IRT Archive Residency, The Tank, and New Georges. An excerpt of ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE was shared with live audiences at New Ohio Theatre in May 2021 in the immersive sound installation ICONS/IDOLS: IN THE PURPLE ROOM.

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Episode Date
E12 - Outside of Eden
Nov 17, 2021
E11 - The Purple Room
Nov 10, 2021
E10 - Tell Mama
Nov 10, 2021
E09 - The Old Gods
Nov 03, 2021
E08 - A New Crown
Oct 27, 2021
E07 - A Doll
Oct 20, 2021
E06 - Two Flocks of Birds
Oct 13, 2021
E05 - Peek-a-Boo
Oct 06, 2021
E04 - The Stranger
Sep 29, 2021
E03 - Love All Your Ladies
Sep 29, 2021
E02 - Bride Show
Sep 22, 2021
E01 - Paint Me
Sep 22, 2021
ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE First Listen: "Look On Me"
Sep 15, 2021
ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE First Listen: Episode 1 Excerpt
Sep 08, 2021
ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE Teaser
Sep 01, 2021