Click here for the Conflict (Attendance) Policy Dress Code Policy  The Bible clearly requires modest dress.  However, the definition of modesty is an area of Christian freedom.  HPA is not intending to define modesty for your family.  Rather, we are seeking to establish a common ground in order to respect the variety of families we serve.  Therefore, we have set a standard so that everyone knows what to expect while at any HPA activity (including rehearsals, cast parties, etc). Prior to auditioning, HPA cast members and parents commit to abide by this standard.  We also ask crew, orchestra, committee members, and volunteers to abide by this standard when serving HPA.  HPA is committed to upholding this standard and will address participants not adhering to the standard, possibly asking them to change clothes. We trust and believe that you desire to abide by your commitment.  The following criteria is not meant to be legalistic but to help you be confident you are meeting the standard, avoiding uncomfortable or frustrating situations. 1.     Keep your midriff area covered.  How do you know if this standard is met?                         a.     Raise your arms as high as you can.  No skin or underwear should show.                         b.     Make sure your pants will stay high enough to keep your skin, boxers, and underwear from showing, whether                               you are squatting, bending over to touch your toes, or doing jumping jacks.                          c.     Make sure you cannot see through any of your clothes allowing your stomach, back, boxers or underwear                                to be visible. 2.     Keep your shoulders and chest covered.  How do you know if this standard is met? a.     Use the width of your four fingers (together) to measure from your neck in all directions.  No skin beyond your fingers should show at any time, including when you bow at the waist or do a pushup. b.     Your bra or camisole (including straps) should not show, even when you bow at the waist or do a pushup. c.     Make sure your shirts have at least a small sleeve. d.     Make sure you cannot see through any of your clothes allowing your shoulder, chest, back, or straps to show. 3.  Wear clothing that is not form fitting.  How do you know if this standard is met? a.     The lines of your underclothes should not show through your clothes when you are standing up. b.     Without pulling or stretching your pants, you should be able to pinch excess material at the top of your legs when standing.  In other words, there should be loose fabric which doesn’t cling to the skin. c.     You should not have sideways wrinkles on your shirt caused by the pulling or stretching of the fabric. d.     Shirts should hang loosely from the largest part of the chest.  A tight-fitted shirt, gather, empire waist, seam, ribbon, etc. should not cause the material to cling to the body just below the chest.  In other words, there should be loose fabric, not touching the skin, just below the chest. 4.  Wear shorts and skirts that keep the upper thigh covered.  How do you know if this standard is met? a.     Shorts should be clearly below the mid-thigh.  The mid-thigh is half way between your hip joint and knee.  b.     Girls’ skirts should touch your kneecap when you are standing up straight.  This insures that the skirt will continue to cover the upper thigh when you sit, bend, spin, or whatever else may be required in choreography.  Use a mirror or have someone else help you check since you can’t tell when you bend over to feel. c.     Girls must wear shorts, leggings, or pants under skirts due to choreography and blocking.  Even with pants or leggings underneath, the skirt must still touch the kneecap.  5.  Any language or graphics on clothing must be appropriate for all ages. Conflict Policy 1.     Cast members are expected to be available the entire time listed, although they may not be called the entire time each date. Regular attendance is an important issue. In order to produce a quality production all actors are required to attend all rehearsals when called. 2.     Only conflicts listed on the audition form are guaranteed excused absences. Conflicts are considered during the difficult process of casting. The only way to be sure that an absence will be excused is to list it on the audition form. You should list all conflicts which you are not willing to give up.  3.     Requests for additional conflicts should be submitted as far in advance as possible.  These must be approved in order to be excused. Requesting a conflict early allows more potential for it to be excused.  The directors desire to be gracious in granting additional conflicts.  They will consider the request as well as the challenges which occur for other actors, staff, and the overall show.  Unexcused absences may result in dismissal from the show.  4.     Emergency situations and illnesses should be communicated to the production manager as early as possible. Sometimes we will ask if an ill student can come to rehearsal to watch, but not participate.  Other times we will require that an ill student not attend at all.