A Yueh drama troupe requires only modest forces; a cast of ten suffices to mount a production, while two will do very well for the accompanying musical ensemble -- one to play the two-stringed Chinese fiddle, and another to play the small drum and the clappers.
越劇團是一種很小的戲班子，十來個人就能上演；後場人更少，二個人就能應付自如，一拉胡琴，一敲打小鼓和響板，以發出「的篤」的聲音為主旋律，所以也稱為「的篤戲（班）」。