The sixth annual show will take place April 21 at 7 p.m. in the Raymond J. Fisher Middle School auditorium, since the Prentiss Brown Auditorium at the high school is undergoing renovation. The event is open to the public.

The show could include anything from teachers wearing Speedos or faculty members dancing in ridiculous costumes to "Walk This Way." Every year, the skits, videos and entertainment are creative and unusual and always manage to leave the audience rolling with laughter. English and drama teacher Kurt Kroesche will serve as master of ceremonies.

"He could improv the whole show if he had to," said Paris DeSoto, an English teacher who is organizing the event.

While the proceeds from the show usually benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, this year they'll also go toward the Kathleen Davey Special Needs Fund. Kathleen Davey is the wife of Saratoga High School teacher Mike Davey. She went into cardiac arrest in January 2004 and continues to suffer from anoxic brain injury, a condition that results from lack of oxygen to the brain.

DeSoto said with so much rivalry between the students and staff at Los Gatos and Saratoga high schools, the show will be a nice break from the animosity.

Los Gatos High faculty secretary Rene Neuner, who is also the Follies producer, has recently started a campus campaign at the school to help raise funds for the Davey family. DeSoto and Neuner decided to use some this year's proceeds from the Follies as part of the Davey fundraiser. Mike and his two young daughters will be attending the show.

DeSoto said what it comes down to is guaranteed goofiness in one show for two great causes.

"The students really like watching their teachers up on stage in a different context than in the classroom," said DeSoto, adding that students especially like seeing their less extroverted teachers perform.

The show will also feature entertainment by the teachers' band, which includes Kroesche, visual arts teacher Ralph Aguayo, art teacher and wrestling coach Scott Downs, science teacher Steve Hammack, and Russ Leal, a school resource specialist and football coach. Leal's band, ExtraLarge, will also perform.

Some of the highlights of this year's show could include fake documentaries and a mock principal selection committee, since Los Principal Trudy McCulloch is retiring at the end of the school year. DeSoto said the actual acts to be performed are still in the works.

McCulloch also plans to read a very bad poem during "The Poets' Cafe" portion of the evening. In addition, teachers Kevin Rogers and Jeanne-Marie Rachlin will also participate in a "Boogey Man School" routine.

"It's just fun because it's a real community builder to make money for a good cause," DeSoto said.

DeSoto has a personal connection to one of the benefactors of the Follies, because she lost a close friend to a leukemia-and-lymphoma-related disease. Lynette Bartlett died at age 21. Bartlett, from Australia, and De Soto, a 1987 Leigh High School graduate, met through a cultural exchange when they were in the eighth grade. They become fast friends and pen pals and stayed in touch over the years until Bartlett's death.

DeSoto continues to run races such as the Wildflower, a half-Ironman event through the Team in Training program, which benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Fractured Follies tickets can be purchased by calling 408.354.2730, ext. 218.