In the musical's finale, spiritual teacher Mama Sid and journalist Raina - who has been revealed to be Mama Sid's daughter - acknowledge to each other that no matter how far they have come, there is always more to learn.

SID: Vienna Teng
RAINA: Cailan Rose

As Long As I Am Living

Determined young journalist Raina squares off with spiritual teacher Mama Sid  in an effort to get her to open up about her past.

RAINA: Cailan Rose
SID: Vienna Teng

Knock Knock

This song takes place within a flashback to spiritual teacher Sid's youth. As Sid prepares to leave the urban squat where she's been living, Andy begs to let him join her. 

ANDY: Pierce Peter Brandt
SID: Vienna Teng

You’ve Got A Glow

In a flashback to spiritual teacher Mama Sid's childhood, Sid's father Sunny introduces the gated community he created to keep his daughter safe. Mama Sid's students Harmony and Derekh help tell the story.

SUNNY: David Rodwin
SID: Vienna Teng
HARMONY: Anna Ishida
DEREKH: Robert Brewer

Bois Riche

Spiritual teacher Mama Sid (Vienna Teng) coaches Myra (Annemaria Rajala), a woman coping with cancer, on how to work with her feeling of fear.

The Human Experience

Monkey Mind

Today Daniel Shaffer-Green, 16, is interviewing Anthony Taromina, 99, a friend of a friend of the family about his life.

Ninety-Nine Amazing Years

Music by Vienna Teng
Lyrics by Tanya Shaffer and Vienna Teng
Translation to German by Matthias Busch

Andy: Matthias Busch
Sidney: Julia Spang

Keys & Mix: Tim Küttler
Violin: Anne Gropler
Cello: Lisa Hellner
Drums: Max Schneeweiß

Recording: Tom Küttler

Youve Got A Glow (German) / Aus Dir Kommt Ein Licht

Welcome to "But We Digress: A Podcast About Words," with playwright/author/writing workshop leader Tanya Shaffer of Off-Leash Writing and journalist/poet/theatre director Giovanni Rodriguez of Silicon Valley Story Lab (both members of Remote Theater). In our first episode, "Higher Ground," we discuss the words grit, grist, and grime, with plenty of digressions!