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Circus | One Ring Family | PBS

Duration: 53:42 (Full Program)
Program: Circus #102
Broadcast Date: Nov. 3, 2010

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The clock is ticking down to the first full dress rehearsal in Walden, but the show is nowhere near ready. As the pressure ratchets up, and the fate of the performers and the show hangs in the balance, we get inside the dynamics of the Big Apple family, watching relationships begin to gel, and tracking developing rivalries and romances.

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Post Date: November 4, 2010