To achieve this onstage balance of exaggerated mischief and spontaneous feeling, the Golden Bough Theatre's training includes such courses as traditional dramatic techniques that work on posture, vocals, meditation, and taiji daoyin practise, as well as modern theatrical training in body language. What is most distinctive is the troupe's training, however, is its annual participation in the Paishatun Matsu pilgrimage.
為了讓演員在舞台上既能誇張賣弄又能釋放真感情，金枝演社的訓練課程包括：傳統戲劇身段、唱腔、靜坐、太極導引，和現代劇場的肢體訓練；最特別的，則是每年參與「白沙屯媽祖進香活動」。