Thus, as long as it is o-pei-la that is being staged, the audience tends to relax, knowing it they might see a performer wearing a denim cap, wielding a samurai sword, singing beiguan melodies. Or, they might witness a performer wearing traditional garb suddenly pull out a cellphone to issue orders rather than utilizing signaling firecrackers. Audiences have learned to enjoy the fruits of such fervid imaginings.
因此，只要戲台上表明演的是「胡撇仔戲」，台下觀眾就要放輕鬆，因為戲台上可能會出現頭戴西部牛仔帽、手提日本武士刀、唱北管曲調的「國際化武生」，或穿著傳統戲服卻掏出大哥大取代烽炮傳令的橋段，觀眾要學著欣賞這種自由寫意的揮灑效果。