Terrible, Thanks for Asking

It may be Good Vibes Only all day every day at your local HomeGoods store, but at “Terrible, Thanks for Asking,” it’s Bad Vibes Only!
Host, author, and reluctant grief expert Nora McInerny’s vibes have been bad since she was born … and pretty much every day since. Come see her explain why in a live performance of her award-winning podcast. You’ll definitely laugh. You might cry. Maybe even at the same time.

What if the Buddha were a woman, living in our times? In this captivating new musical, which the San Francisco Chronicle called “an absolute delight,” Mama Sid is a modern-day “awakened one” with a worldwide following. But a determined young woman seeks to unearth Mama Sid’s mysterious past, exposing long-held secrets that could change everything. Epic and intimate, comic and profound, The Fourth Messenger investigates what it means to be both enlightened and human.
Hailed by TheaterMania as “a work of wit, grace and enlightenment” and The Huffington Post as “hugely ambitious and refreshingly original,” The Fourth Messenger features a richly lyrical score by internationally renowned five-time Independent Music Award-winning recording artist Vienna Teng and book and lyrics by nationally acclaimed playwright Tanya Shaffer. Featuring original San Francisco Bay Area cast member Anna Ishida as Mama Sid.

The Moth presents the GrandSLAM, a battle of wits and words – fierce, hilarious, heartbreaking and all points between.