What We Stand For
In the words from the musical Hamilton, "If you stand for nothing, what will you fall for?"
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We believe it is our responsibility to make a strong stand for values and standards in order to protect Christian values and to shine the light of Christ more brightly in the world. We rejoice that in the knowledge that Christ's teaching are eternal and everlasting. His light shines steadily across generations, inviting us to live by principles that bring peace, purpose and lasting joy.
Lower Lights Theatre Company's core purpose is to bring LIGHT to our communities by providing opportunities for children, youth, adults, and families in Northwest Arkansas to collaborate on and perform quality artistic works with high standards, while encouraging personal growth and the development of each person’s unique, God-given talents. We believe the best way to strengthen our children, families, schools, and communities is to create and participate in as many activities as possible that cultivate and spread LIGHT. This LIGHT comes through the life, mission, and teachings of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
We offer productions that are accessible, enriching, and thoughtfully aligned with our intention to cultivate and spread LIGHT. Our goal is not only to entertain, but to tell stories that uplift, inspire, and strengthen families. Our founding principles center on integrity in leadership, stewardship of talent, Christian values, and a commitment to creating a morally safe, LIGHT-filled environment where performers are known, valued, and challenged to grow. In short, Lower Lights is not simply producing theatre—we are building a community grounded in faith, excellence, and LIGHT.
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Because Lower Lights intentionally centers our programming on uplifting, wholesome content, all productions, rehearsals, and related activities adhere to values and standards that promote respectful language, modest costuming and movement, and an environment that upholds kindness, respect, and the inherent dignity of every person. Rehearsals and performances are scheduled with family life in mind, including content, location, rehearsal scheduling and frequency.
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We are committed to creating a respectful and welcoming environment for all participants. We believe everyone is a child of God. As a Christ-centered organization, we also want to be transparent about our beliefs so families can make informed decisions about participating with us. We believe that gender is defined as male or female at conception/birth, and our programming, language, and policies are guided by this understanding. We share this openly so that every family clearly understands our approach and can determine whether our oranization is the right fit for their child.
Founded on Faith in Christ
At the heart of everything we do glows a strong and dedicated faith and trust in God and Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ told us to let our light shine, glorifying God through our lives and actions. The Light of Jesus Christ is the light we hold up. In everything we do, every performance, every interaction, our goal is to emulate Christ and to increase the Light in the lives of our team members, performers, audience, and community partners.
Lower Lights Theatre Company is not associated with any specific religion or denomination. However, we will teach those who interact with us these principles of Light. Scriptures quoted will be drawn from both the Old and New Testaments.
We frequently rent rehearsal and performance space in various churches in the area and support them by taking care of their facilities and being respectful whenever we are in their space. We encourage all participants to use their talents to bless others and to shine light and goodness in the world at all times.
Foundational Principles
​Shine light by producing family friendly content.
As a family focused community theater, we want families to have the opportunity to attend theatrical and other performances together. We will strive to ensure family friendly presentations by selecting wholesome productions, scripts, plots, and overall content.​
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Shine light by speaking intentionally.
We expect all performers, volunteers, and leadership to refrain from using inappropriate language, including profanity and exclamations using God’s name inappropriately. We will not tolerate bullying, mocking, or hate speech. Repeated offenses will be cause for removal from the event/production.
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Shine light by using our bodies respectfully.
How we dress and use our bodies contributes to the wholesome environment we aim to uphold. Therefore, we will choreograph dance moves in a way that are not suggestive or objectifying.
Costumes will cover the body respectfully and modifications will be made to make sure each performer feels modestly dressed. We expect all performers participating in a Lower Lights production to dress modestly for rehearsals and performances that are not costumed.
In regards to relationships, we will seek to uphold traditional family values.
Focused on Family
In addition to these Foundational Principles, we also value ​balance and moderation and try to support families as much as possible. We reserve Sunday for God and family, and therefore we do not hold auditions, rehearsals, or performances on Sunday. ​Producing a high quality show will require time commitments, but we will strive to create rehearsal schedules that do not place too much strain on families. We will strive to keep all locations in the Bentonville, AR area (Bentonville, Rogers, Centerton, Bella Vista) in order to reduce drive times.
Let Your Light So Shine
The ultimate goal of Lower Lights Theatre Company is to provide a morally safe, wholesome, and inclusive place for people of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels to identify and develop their divinely given talents, and to use those talents to shine light in our community. In order to foster this uplifting environment, we expect all who participate with LLTC to agree to uphold these values and standards during these events and productions.
