The Mad Hatter's Table: Alice & The White Rabbit (2009)

At our Wonderland Circus show in 2009, the highest tier of ticket allowed one to sit at The Mad Hatter's Table, from whence the show was narrated by the Hatter, The March Hare, and The Doormouse and special little meats and beverages were served throughout the evening. The action crossed over from the table to the stage as well. A real fun customer experience, or so I've been told. Somebody had the brilliant idea of putting a camera on the table in order to capture the experience - probably Sean Strauss, who I think supervised the overall project of taping this show. Much of that footage is just the back of our heads obscuring world-class circus acts that one wishes one could see; but in a few places the Mad Hatter's Table view makes for magnificent viewing. This clip - the first eight minutes of the show - is just such a place. Stay a spell. The dialogue here is at first improvised by myself and Jay Lieber, then drawn directly from the trio's conversations in Lewis Carroll's original book. William Batty: The Mad Hatter Jay Lieber: The March Hare Tommy Twimble: The Doormouse Jessica Hoage: Alice Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein: The White Rabbit live music by Trashcan Joe