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Each season Orlando Family Stage works to curate a series of shows that encourage bravery and empathy in the lives of families and young audiences. Our show selections, which often bring popular literary works to life, help instill a love of reading and inspire lifelong exploration and learning.

We invite you to continue the conversation sparked by the story brought to life on our stage. Below are educational and creative resources to help you and your family step further into the world and themes explored in our selected show titles.

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Lilly and the Pirates

Questions for the Ride Home

  1. What was your favorite part of the story? Which character do you relate to and why?
  2. What did Lilly learn by the end of her adventure? What did the story teach you about trying new things or facing your fears?
  3. How important do you believe books are? What do books do? How do they help you? 
  4. How do you distinguish between a trusted adult and a stranger? What makes someone trustworthy?
  5. What did this show teach you about worrying? What are other ways you can manage your worries when you feel anxious?

Tiara’s Hat Parade

Questions for the Ride Home

  1. What is something special or creative that you or someone in your family loves to make?
  2. Have you ever had to stop doing something you love? How did that make you feel? 
  3. How can friends and family help each other during tough times? How did Tiara help her mom feel better? 
  4. What makes handmade things special/different from things that are made in a factory or store?
  5. Why were the hats so special to the people who wore them? Why do you think people like to wear hats for special occasions?

A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage

Questions for the Ride Home

  1. Which character do you relate to the most? Why? What words describe that character?

  2. At the beginning of the show, Charlie Brown says he does not understand Christmas. Do you think he understands it better at the end of the show? How would you explain Christmas to someone like Charlie Brown?

  3. Commercialization means to exploit or manage something to make a profit. What other holidays are commercialized? What is lost when people commercialize things?

  4. Linus says that the tree Charlie Brown got ‘just needed a little love. What have you made better by giving a little love? What are some no-cost things that you can give to others during the holiday season, and the rest of the

Goosebumps The Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium

Questions for the Ride Home

  1. Was there a moment that surprised or scared you? What emotions did you feel during the performance?
  2. If you were one of the kids in the play, would you have done something different? Would you have made the same decisions? 
  3. The play had a lot of mystery and supernatural events. Did you ever try to guess what would happen next? 
  4. If you could write your own Goosebumps story what would it be about?
  5. Sometimes fear can feel very real, even if it’s just in our imagination. What are some ways we can face our fears like the characters in the play did?

Go, Dog. Go! Ve Perro ¡Ve!

Questions for the Ride Home

  1. What was Go, Dog, Go! Ve Perro ¡Ve! about?  Can you describe the story in one sentence?
  2. Did you learn any new words in English or Spanish? Which ones did you know before? Which ones were new to you? 
  3. Which dog activity was your favorite? Why? Have you ever done that activity before? What new activity are you inspired to try? 
  4. How did the actors use their voices and bodies to bring the characters to life? Were there moments when their movement or expression helped tell the story without words?
  5. Which character do you relate to the most? Why? What are three words you would use to describe that character?