'' 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 '' . '' Yeast Nation '' had its debut run from October 5th to November 3rd , 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 Lebanon High School Wet Paint Players also performed Yeast Nation for their Fall production , at Lebanon Opera House ( NH ) , December 15 to December 17th 2017
New York International Fringe Festival
New York International Fringe Festival
Yeast Nation