Content Guidance
At Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT), we believe theatre is most powerful when it sparks conversation. For more than 50 years, SCT has been dedicated to artistic expression, family theatre, and community engagement, creating performances that resonate with audiences of all ages.
This Content Guidance page is designed to help caregivers, families, and educators prepare for their theatre experience. Here you’ll find insights that encourage meaningful discussions with young people before and after the show, supporting both classroom learning and at-home reflection. Our goal is to ensure every audience member feels informed, comfortable, and inspired as they engage with SCT productions.
25/26 SEASON
Robin Hood
March 26 - May 10, 2026
Learn more about this production in the drop-down items below.
The show sweeps the audience into Robin Hood’s world of hunger, injustice, and defiance, brought to life through music, movement, and thrilling physical storytelling. Chase scenes, sword fights, disguises, and dances energize the legend, while Robin’s arrival unites a band of outlaws into a found family. Marian’s struggle between loyalty and justice adds depth, her choice to join the rebellion highlighting the play’s core message: community over control, and freedom over fear. With moments of laughter, love, sacrifice, and triumph, the story builds to a bittersweet finale—leaving the audience with hope, resilience, and the reminder that even one arrow can spark a revolution.
Community
In the play, Marian’s journey shows how true community—whether inherited or found—offers strength, belonging, and the power to stand together against injustice.
Standing Up and Speaking Up
Robin Hood shows that even when it’s difficult or frightening, using our voice and courage to stand for what’s right can lead to justice.
Responsibility
In Robin Hood, the different choices of Robin, the Sheriff, and Marian reveal the many layers of responsibility—and how acting on them can bring both justice and consequence.
Justice
In Robin Hood, the clash between what is “right” and what is “just” reminds us to look beyond the rules, recognize true justice, and challenge systems that prey on the vulnerable.
Heroism
In Robin Hood, we see that heroism isn’t just Robin’s—it lives in everyone, from Marian’s defiance to Much’s bravery to the Friar’s selflessness, reminding us of our own power to be heroes.
- Contains some mature language, including references to violence, execution, forced marriage, and death
- Includes the word “ass” (used in a Shakespearean context)
- Most language is delivered as comedic quips, highlighting character absurdity rather than realism
- Features stylized fight scenes and instances of onstage violence
- Includes depictions of two character deaths
- Uses stage weapons and occasional audience interaction
The play opens with street musicians and beggars painting the struggles of life under Prince John’s rule, as the legend of Robin Hood begins to unfold. When a beggar is killed for protecting Robin, his son Much joins the band of merrymen, who take from the rich to give to the poor. Together, they pull off daring rescues, including freeing Will from execution with the help of the audience, and outwit the Sheriff through disguises, sword fights, and clever schemes. Marian, torn between loyalty to her father and the injustice around her, chooses to defy Prince John and join Robin’s cause, proving her own wit and courage. Along the way, Robin recruits allies like Little John, while the Sheriff continues to set traps—from forced marriage to a rigged archery contest. In the climactic showdown, Robin defeats the Sheriff but is mortally wounded. As King Richard dies and Prince John seizes power, Robin sacrifices himself so his band can escape. The beggars close the tale by honoring his legacy, reminding us that Robin’s spirit lives on in the call for justice, courage, and hope.
Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales
April 23 - May 17, 2026
Content Note: COMING SOON
Learn more about this production in the drop-down items below. Our sensory guide for Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales is coming soon.
Set in a silly, enchanted land, Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales follows a treasure-hunting Raccoon and a curious Mouse who become fast friends. Guided through classic storybook adventures, their chaotic encounters bring comedy, warmth, and the reminder that life’s greatest treasures are friendship, family, and community.
Repetition
The play shows how repetition—saying or doing something more than once—helps others better understand what we mean.
Rhyming
The play’s Narrator uses rhyming to tell the story, showing how words that sound alike can make storytelling more fun and engaging.
Friendship
The play reminds us that while friends are special people we choose, sometimes the best ones find us when we least expect it.
- Includes scenes of house fires, tornados, and falls from great heights
- All moments are presented in a silly, humorous, non-scary way
In a silly, enchanted land where nothing ever happens, a treasure-hunting Raccoon meets a curious Mouse, and the two set off on a series of misadventures. From putting out a porridge fire in the Bear family’s home to startling the Three Pigs during a storm and even saving a goat at a bridge, their antics create mix-ups at every turn. Mistaken for Goldilocks, the Big Bad Wolf, and a troll, the duo leaves the village buzzing with hilarious misunderstandings. Full of laughter, adventure, and heart, the play reminds us that the best treasures are often the friends we find along the way.
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