Yeast Nation (The Triumph of Life) is a musical that premiered in 2007, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It serves as the first part of a musical trilogy, with the middle installment being Hollmann and Kotis' previous Tony Award-winning musical Urinetown. Productions Yeast Nation had its debut run from October 5 to November 3, 2007 at the Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, Alaska, under the direction of PJ Paparelli. The musical was next produced in 2009 by the American Theater Company in Chicago, again under the direction of Paparelli. It was then part of the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival, where it was awarded the FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award for overall production of a musical. The cast included Harriet Harris (as Jan-the-Unnamed), Kimiko Glenn (as The New One), Manu Narayan (as Jan-the-Wise), Joy Suprano (as Jan-the-Sly), and Rick Crom (as Jan-the-Youngest). The musical has since been staged by Ray of Light Theatre in San Francisco in 2014, and New Line Theatre in St. Louis in June 2018. The European premiere was staged at Southwark Playhouse, London from July 22, 2022 to August 27,2022. History Hollmann and Kotis had publicly discussed their efforts in working on a Urinetown sequel or prequel as early as 2004. A private industry reading of an early draft of the show was performed at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City on October 21, 2005. Urinetown alums Hunter Foster and Nancy Opel were among the cast, and the private performance was directed by John Rando. Characters Jan-the-Elder Jan-the-Second-Oldest Jan-the-Famished Jan-the-Sly Jan-the-Sweet Jan-the-Unnamed Jan-the-Wise Jan-the-Wretched Jan-the-Youngest The New One Musical numbers Act I Hear the Song – Jan-the-Unnamed and Company You Are My Children - Jan-the-Elder and Company Burnin’ Soul - Jan-the-Sweet and Jan-the-Second-Oldest I'll Change the World Around Her - Jan-the-Second-Oldest Little Sister - Jan-the-Sly and Jan-the-Famished Alone - Jan-the-Elder, Jan-the-Wise, Jan-the-Second-Oldest, and Jan-the-Sweet Let Us Rise - Jan-the-Second-Oldest and Jan-the-Sweet Stasis is the Membrane - Jan-the-Sly, Jan-the-Famished, Jan-the-Wise, and Company Liar - Jan-the-Wise and Jan-the-Sweet Act I Finale - Company Act II You Don't Know a Thing About Love - Jan-the-Unnamed and Company Me Good - The New One, Jan-the-Elder, and Company Don't Be a Traitor to Love - Jan-the-Sly and Jan-the-Wise You're Not the Yeast You Used to Be - Jan-the-Second-Oldest and Jan-the-Sweet Love Equals Pain - Jan-the-Unnamed, Jan-the-Sweet, and Chorus Let Us