Improv Madison
I was in Madison, Wisconsin this past weekend for my fiancee’s sister’s wedding. We had a wonderful time. I led some improv games at the reception, and it went over very well. (I think the…
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.)
Out Of Bounds Recap
One of the main reasons improv was on the cover of the Chronicle was to promote the Out of Bounds Improv Festival and Miniature Golf Tournament, which took place over Labor Day weekend. For months,…
More Chronicle Goodness
Thanks to everybody who has said so many kind words about the Austin Chronicle cover. And I found out that I’m the Chron twice this week as well. My letter to the editor about the…
Extra! Extra! Shana Merlin and Austin Improv Makes the Cover of The Austin Chronicle
I’m so super jazzed I can’t even tell you how freakin’ happy I am. I’m with a bunch of my fellow improvisers on the cover of the Chronicle. I just read the roundtable discussion and…
Faces tell a Story
Thanks to Kareem, I just got these great photos from the last Get Up show. He took a bunch from one scene. Let’s see if you can guess what happens. Did you guess I was…
Improv Singing Graduation Show
The Improv Singing Six Week Class ended last night in a thrilling graduation show. The show really exceeded my expectations. Everyone did a great job. There was no weak links. The students/performers had so much…
Recommended: SVT’s Intergalactic Nemesis
If you haven’t had a chance to see this show yet, what have you been doing with your life that is so darn important? It’s being brought back for a command performance and they are…