Unlike the state-run troupes, which always use male performers to play young males, Fangyuan has lately taken to using female performers: "Girls play young male roles with more feeling. It's a much more moving experience for the audiences."
有別於公立劇團的男小生，芳苑近來也都以女小生主打，「女小生卡有情，容易感動觀眾。」