UPDATED July 2023. In-person classes are ongoing. Public health remains an important concern for our community and our school. Merlin Works continues to follow the City of Austin guidelines. On March 23, 2023, the City…
Solo performance arts such as Storytelling and Stand-Up rely on feedback and collaboration in class. Improv is a collaborative art form, and the best improv happens when everybody involved feels comfortable, supported, and welcomed. At…
We’ve read all the articles on money and happiness. And they all say that experiences make people more happy than things. Specifically, experiences that are exhilarating, that involve risk and push people out of their everyday routines.…
We’ve collected a list of amazing improv cheatsheets that can help you step up your scenework. You won’t find these handouts anywhere else. Download them today!
Improv means facing the unknown like a traveler does when visiting a foreign country. It can be embarrassing when I do something that works in the Land of Austin that doesn’t work in the Land of Improv. In the Land of Improv, with many of the rules of normal interaction changed, it’s possible to be creative, flexible, and playful because those are the customs in this new “foreign country.”
It’s Graduation time for Merlin Works (and everywhere else)! Join us May 9 & 11 and/or May 16 & 18 to celebrate our most recent crop of graduates! WEEKEND 1: MAY 9 & 11 Storytelling…
Spring is in the air and we’re gearing up a new season with a Free Improv Jam, our flagship show The Cauldron and something a little different — Improv Anonymous. Free Improv Jam When: 6 PM,…
I had an insight at a lecture about insights. I was in the auditorium of the Allen Institute, having just wrapped up delivering a training on creativity for laboratory scientists (more on that later.) I was…
When: 8:30 PM, Saturday, March 23, 2024 Where: Merlin Works East: Creative Action 1023 Springdale Road, Bldg. 3 Who: Frontera Fest is Over, but Gloria Rabil, Avery Erikson, and The Rendezvous want you to see…
When: 7 PM, Saturday, March 23, 2024 Where: Merlin Works East: Creative Action 1023 Springdale Road, Bldg. 3 Who: Spend a Saturday with sharp-witted comics performing their one-woman shows about doing woman-y things! What: Midlife…
Try something new It’s not a full commitment, just a whirl to see how it feels. Who knows? You might have fun! Want to take us for a spin before you commit? At this free…