Gut check Traditionally, writer-directors of Taiwanese Opera would "describe the drama," providing only a general outline of the acts and scenes to the actors. The actual lines, spoken and sung, and the movements, were left to the actors themselves to flesh out. Senior actors call this skill "having guts."
「腹內」空空傳統上，歌仔戲都沿襲「說戲」模式演出，戲團裡的「講戲仙仔」（導演兼編劇）只為演員講解故事大綱、場次、分幕，然後分配角色，至於劇情的唸白、唱詞、身段，要等戲開鑼後，再由演員即興發揮，這也就是資深演員所說的「腹內」。