To offset basic operating expenses, the center hired itself out to elementary schools, where it taught students about shadow puppetry, including how to make shadow puppets themselves. Ruizendaal performed with the troupe despite never having learned how to manipulate the puppets, and admits with a chuckle that he was pretty bad at it.
為了維持運作的基本開銷，他們以收費方式，巡迴各小學進行皮影戲教學與 DIY，從來沒有學過操演技藝的羅斌，還硬著頭皮親自上陣。回想那段充當「臨時演師」的日子，羅斌自嘲地說：「真的演得很難看！」