"Learning to perform by performing is one of the things that make our school special," says Principal Chen, who explains that the average student at a state-run school might only get the chance to appear in a real performance about 10 to 20 times in four years, but in three years at Lutang Opera School, the kids will on average take part in over 400 performances.
「以戲學戲，是我們最大的特色，」擔任校長的三妹婿陳文嘗表示，一般公立劇團的學生在學四年可能只有一、二十場登台的機會，然而呂塘戲校的孩子們，三年的學戲期間，每個人平均都要登台四百多場。