According to Huang Hsiu-man, tea-picking opera troupes learned very early on to sing in Hakka to Hakka audiences and in Minnan to Minnan-speaking audiences in order to appeal to as many different audiences as possible. These troupes have often added dance routines, pop tunes, and non-musical stage plays to their repertoires, with truly eclectic results.
黃秀滿說，早期採茶戲班為了走出客家地區、拓展演出腹地，多練就了在客家庄唱採茶，在閩南庄唱歌仔戲的本領，甚至加入舞蹈、流行歌、話劇等演出，真個是古今、中西合璧。