March Newsletter Article
Feature Article What’s the First Thing You Think of When I Say…by Shana Merlin I sometimes joke that my improv name is “Sheila.” For a long time people would call me “Sheila” in improv scenes…
Category: School News
This is hard. This wave of the Delta Variant pulled the rug out from under our well planned life. All of us. So we are going to postpone the start of classes until October in hopes that the current wave will have slipped back to Stage 3 or or better, 2.
So let’s start again.
This October, Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation will have a range of In-Person classes for you to attend. We’ll have Improv, Musical Improv, Stand Up , Storytelling, and some Master Classes with our good friend, Asaf Ronen. Plus we have a venue for shows! Stuff is happening In-Person in October at Merlin-Works.
Please stay safe. Get vaccinated if you can. Wear a mask to stop the spread and then come join us in October.
Also, we would like all our friends to please place their tongues between their lips and gently blow. Because that best expresses how we at Merlin Works feel today. (See Shana’s Instagram Post for more on this.)
Austin Improv in Insite Magazine
Insite Magazine has an article about Austin Improv in it’s March issue. Download it here: insite_march2010.pdf It’s always great to get print news about Improv in Austin, but I wish it had included Gnap! Theater…
Merlin Works and Gnap! Theater Projects Second Anniversary Weekend starts Friday!
I wanted to let you know about some special events happening this weekend: It’s Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation’s Second Anniversary! It’s been two years since Merlin Works and Gnap! had our big grand opening…
Amsterdam International Improv Festival Day 4 -7 Wrap Up
Thursday was a day for tourism. Sven got a car from the carshare, picked us up and we headed out to the countryside. We were promised the local delicacy (pancakes) but the pancake restaurant was…
Amsterdam International Improv Festival Day 2 – 4 Wrap Up
I am back home from our amazing Amsterdam trip. I have never been to a festival so geared toward the enjoyment, education, and care of the participants. I highly recommend this experience to any improviser…
Amsterdam Day 3: Medical Edition
After a late night ride home on the night bus, we got to bed around 3am. I woke up at 8am to get ready to meet Shannon at the Van Gogh museum, before anyone else…
Amsterdam Day 1
Such an excellent start to the Amsterdam International Improv Festival. Shannon and I arrived at 8:30 Am on Sunday morning and our host, Ilona, was there with a poster to greet us. Here is Sara…