Awards and Honors
- Outstanding Contribution to the Austin Improv Community, Austin Improv Collective, 2009
- Best Improv Teacher, Austin Improv Collective, 2008
- Best Female Improviser, Austin Improv Collective, 2008
- Best Improv Class, Austin Improv Collective, 2008
- Rudy Kloptic Award for Outstanding Improvisational Theatre, B Iden Payne Awards, 2008,
- Best of the Fest, Best of the Week, Wild Card, FronteraFest 2005, 2007. 2008, 2009
- Best Improv Troupe, Austin Chronicle, 2006
Improv Festivals
- Official Selection: Amsterdam International Improv Festival
- Official Selection: Seattle Festival of Improvised Theater
- Official Selection: San Francisco Improv Festival
- Official Selection: Twin Cities Improv Festival
- Official Selection: Philadelphia Improv Festival
- Official Selection: North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival
- Official Selection: Black Box Improv Festival
- Official Selection: Out of Bounds Comedy Festival
- Official Selection: Dallas Improv Festival
About Shana Merlin
Merlin Works is the brainchild of Shana Merlin: improviser, teacher, and performer. Since 1996, she’s been leading classes that stretch people’s imaginations, push them out of their comfort zones, and make them laugh out loud for hours at a time.
