Dramatic Improv?
Lately I’ve had several students ask me, “Does improv have to be comedy?” “Or how do you keep this work from being totally light and fluffy?” My standard answer is no, improvisational theatre does not…
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.)
Improv Tours at The Blanton Museum 24 Grand Opening
On the first night of the biggest art museum on a college campus, they brought in a team of improvisers to lead late night comedy tours of the new collections. I came straight from a…
The Closest I’ve Gotten to Being in The New York Times
In today’s Nytimes there’s an article about the 24 hour grand opening of the new Blanton Museum of Art on the UT Campus. And they mention the improv show I’m in tonight starting at Midnight.…
April Newsletter Article: A Meeting of Minds
A Meeting of Mindsby Shana Merlin Recently my brother asked me for some advice. His company was planning a meeting on its marketing strategy, and they were looking to create a very interactive and dynamic…
Floodlines
I had the opportunity to participate in a site specific performance art peice called “Floodlines,” conceived and directed by Jacqueline Pryor. The audience was seated in eight volvos cruising around the Hyde Park Neighborhood in…
GGG songs online
Thanks to Pat and Kim and Bob and Sara, we’ve got some great GGG tunes online for your listening pleasure. http://ggg.austinimprov.com/audio.html www.merlin-works.com
Old Shows Becoming New
Another improv-a-licious weekend. GGG show, Whirled News Show, Advanced Storytelling Class, and GGG rehearsal. The new GGG opening number is hot hot hot. I’m hoping to upload it to the website soon so everyone can…