The Essence of Teaching: Not Being Cool
I REALLY liked this article about teaching in the college issue of the Sunday New York Times Magazine. To me, the main ideas were that it’s the teacher’s job to jolt the students out of…
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.)
Graduation Shows
This September will mark the first graduating classes at Merlin Works. If you want to check out what your future might hold come see: Improv 301 Graduation Show featuring “Whose Line Is It Anyways”-style Improv…
Merlin Works on Fox 7 News
James Irby did an awesome job with this news story. It features Merlin Works team building and corporate training services.Check it out. www.merlin-works.com
Improv 101 Party Picks
We just had our last night of Improv 101 yesterday and we got some cute class photos. Yay! www.merlin-works.com
OOB 2008 Recommendations
Out of Bounds Improv Festival and Miniature Golf Tournament is almost here! It’s the highlight of the improv year as troupes come in from around the country to perform. There are shows, classes, panel discussions,…
San Francisco Improv Festival Wrap Up
Get Up went to San Francisco August 6 – 10 to perform at the San Francisco Improv Festival. We had a great time. Great weather, great shows, great houses, and great friends. Even though I’ve…
Real Simple Article on Improv
I have to give my Mom props. She was the first one to email me this article about improv in the August issue of Real Simple Magazine. I went out and bought one but now…