Minneapolis Musings 2

Dougie Irvine on his current adventures in America as work on Peter Pan continues...

The first week is over and it’s been very busy. I’ve had meetings with 4 designers, the theatre production manager, company stage manager, head of costume & the whole costume department and head of sound. I also met and auditioned 140 actors! Fabrizio the designer arrives today and we start the development workshops on Tuesday which is very exciting.
I’m not sure what we’ll discover but undoubtedly the workshops will also bring up lots of questions which is very exciting!
We’ve had some snow but its very dry and fine - not like snow in Scotland at all. About 20cm fell yesterday and within minutes the city had swung into action to clear the roads and paths. On my day off there was a blizzard outside! I went to the Mall of America – the largest shopping centre in the US - with 520 shops, 50 restaurants, an amusement park, church and aquarium. I did some good shopping and also saw some intriguing things - living mannequins in the shops, hermit crabs for pets and salt and vinegar pre-flavoured chips with my lunch. It was an interesting day!