To the difficulty of training those at the front of the stage and the shortage of capable musicians at the back, add the problem of a simple style of performance--in comparison anyway to most of what's offered up at temple fairs. As a result, troupes uniformly bring together their performers from their community right before a procession, and none of them are full-time professionals.
前場難學、後場缺人，再加上表演型態太素淨，不合一般廟會的熱鬧氣氛，因此，目前天子門生，清一色是繞境前才至各家召集人馬的莊頭陣，並無一團職業陣。