Foxtravaganza
Little Stars, Big Dreams
May 4, 2025
Foxtravaganza is Fox's annual Talent Show. It's a chance for kids to experience the performing arts and learn what the bright lights of the stage feels like. A majority of the school participates and it's a great time. This is a 100% parent volunteer run event and the kids can't do it without you.
Key Changes from 2024:
ONE SHOW ONLY: Due to popular demand, we've decided to reduce the number of performances from two days to one show only. We've reserved San Mateo Performing Arts Center, a much larger auditorium, to house the show and un-restrict the number of tickets so that you can invite more friends and family to the show!
GROUP ACTS ENCOURAGED: Group acts are encouraged to include as many students as possible in the shorter amount of time. If there are more submissions than time permits, the Group Acts will have priority, followed by solo acts.
NO FOX CLIPS: Due to the reduced performance time, we've also decided to cancel the Fox clips.
Key Information
Theme: Little Stars, Big Dreams
Date: May 4, 2025 (One Show Only!!!)
Time: Curtains up at 2pm
Venue: San Mateo Performing Arts Center (600 N Delaware St., San Mateo, CA 94401)
Key Dates:
Monday, November 4, 2024 - Sign Ups Open - Solo/Group/Grade Act and Volunteer Recruitment
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - Sign Ups Close - Solo/Group/Grade Act and Grade Act Leader Recruitment
Week of January 13, 2025 - Grade Act Leader Meeting
Monday, February 3, 2025 - Group Act Rehearsals start
Friday, March 14, 2025 @ 6pm - Solo/Group Act/MC Preview night (no Grade Acts)
Thursday, April 17, 2025 @ 6pm - Exec tech rehearsal (5th grade finale, MCs, and producer run through only)
Friday, April 25, 2025 @ 6pm - Tech Rehearsal (everyone except piano acts)
Sunday, May 4, 2025 - Show day
Act Information
GRADE GROUP ACTS (2 minutes max):
Practices begin the week of Feburary 3rd, 2025; no practices on Conference week minimum days, Mid-Winter Break and Spring Break. A minimum of 2 parent leader volunteers required per grade group act.
CHORUS (80 performer max):
1st-5th graders are eligible to participate. Practices begin the week of Feburary 3rd, 2025 and will happen during lunch. No practices on Conference week minimum days, Mid-Winter Break and Spring Break. Children of Foxtravaganza parent volunteers will have priority (extra incentive to volunteer! Must be signed up as a volunteer by Tuesday, 11/19/24 and your child is signed up for chorus).
SMALL GROUP OR SOLO ACTS (1 minute max):
For the 2025 show, only 4th and 5th graders are eligible for small group acts or solo acts. Group acts are encouraged to include as many students as possible in the shorter amount of time. Group Acts (i.e., 2 or more performers) will have priority, followed by solo acts. Get together with your friends! A lottery will determine which small groups/solos will perform if there are more sign ups than slots.
MC ACTS: 4th and 5th graders are eligible to audition to be an MC. Additional executive rehearsal may be required (see Key Dates).
MANDATORY TECH REHEARSAL: Friday, April 25th 6:00pm
SHOW TIME: Sunday, May 4th 2:00pm (with an earlier call time TBD). There will only be 1 show for 2025.
Volunteer Information
Foxtravaganza is a group effort and takes lots of hands to make the show run smoothly. See "Sign Up Information" for a list of volunteer positions needed. There are plenty of positions available, depending on how much you can commit to the show, but all are valuable!
Positions have instructions and documentation so you don't have to "reinvent the wheel", so come join the Foxtravaganza volunteer team to help put on a great show! It's a great chance to meet other parents too.
GRADE GROUP ACTS:
Grade Group Acts must have a minimum of 2 parent volunteer leaders for a particular group to participate (e.g., Kinder girls have to have 2 parent leaders, 3rd grade boys needs 2 parent leaders, etc.).
PLEASE NOTE: All Grade Group Act Leaders need Level 2 Background Check Clearance completed before rehearsals start in 2025.
VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CLEARANCE:
The link is here: https://www.brssd.org/volunteer-information. All volunteers need to complete the Level 1 form EVERY SCHOOL YEAR. It takes just a few minutes. Level 2 clearance cannot be confirmed if you have not completed the Level 1 form for the 2024-25 school year.
Level 2 clearance requires fingerprinting and only needs to be done once while your child is at BRSSD. Please allow a week for processing once you've gotten fingerprinted. Search for Live Scan fingerprinting locations and fees here: https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/locations?county=San%20Mateo.
Questions?
Have any questions? Reach out to our parent volunteer team at foxtalentshow@gmail.com.