被称为“文献名邦”、“东南名邑”的余姚,历来是一片戏曲热土,早在明代就孕育出了四大声腔之一的余姚腔。徐渭在《南词叙录》中说:“余姚腔,出于会稽,常、润、池、太、扬、徐用之。”余姚人爱演戏,陆容在《菽园杂记》中也说:“绍兴之余姚、宁波之慈溪,皆有习为倡优者,名曰戏文子弟,虽良家子,不耻为之。”余姚、慈溪一带人还爱写戏,从明代开始出现了叶宪祖、吕天成、邹逢时、杨之炯、黄百谷、徐沁等诸 Yuyao, which has been called the “literature name” and “southeast eponymous city”, has always been a hotland of operas. As early as the Ming Dynasty, Yuyao cavity, one of the four major vocalizations, was born. Xu Wei in the “Southern Ci Syria recorded,” said: “Yuyao cavity, out of the JI JI, often, run, pool, too, Yang, Xu used.” Yuyao people love acting, Lu Rong in the “Garden Notes” Said: “Shaoxing Yuyao, Cixi in Ningbo, all have Xi as advocator, the name of the play children, although a good family, shameless it.” "Yuyao, Cixi people love writing, from the Ming Dynasty began to appear Ye Xianzu, Lv Tiancheng, Zou Feng, Yang Jiong, Huang Bai Gu, Xu Qin and other Zhu