Parents are unwilling to see their children study drama. Some have to deceive their parents just to get to class. Liao had to make a personal visit to the parents of one student to convince them the girl was in it for fun, and not as a full time career.
廖瓊枝表示，她在台北市社教館延平分館教的學生，大都是瞞著家長來學戲，有位家長發現女兒學歌仔戲，極力地反對，直到看見她上台領薪傳獎，才不再堅持。