| A | B |
|---|
| Obie Awards | Off Broadway bestowed by the Village Voice |
| Tony Awards | Broadway awards |
| Village Voice | Newspaper |
| inimitable | surpassing imitation or matchless |
| ironic | coincidental or unexpected |
| satire | irony, sarcasm or ridicule to expose or denounce vice, folly, etc. |
| satire | a literary composition used to expose human folly |
| dystopian | opposite of utopian |
| society of misery and oppression | dystopian |
| Bertolt Brecht | poet, playwright and theatre director |
| Brechtian | influential theory of theatre, the epic theatre |
| epic theatre | a play should provoke self-reflection and a critical view of the actions on the stage |
| fourth wall | imaginary and invisible wall |
| breaking the fourth wall | actors speaking directly to the audience |
| amenities | features that provide comfort or pleasure |
| agitprop | agitation and propaganda |
| agitprop drama | drama that is governed by political ideology |
| populist | promoting important issues of the masses |
| homage | honor and respect expressed publicly |
| ingenue | actress who plays parts of a young woman |
