Awww shit. We’re finally gonna talk about all the rated R stuff that can happen in improv. In the first days of Improv 101, it’s often a question hanging in the air: can we say…
My son insists he can’t pull up his pants. “I can’t!” he shouts, Batman undies draped around his ankles. “Yes you can.” I say, annoyed. “You’ve done it a hundred times.”“I can’t! I can’t! I can’t do…
My heart was pounding, but at least I kept it together in the lobby, through the street, and until I got into my car to start sobbing. I knew I had fifteen minutes of my…
“Sherlock Homie”. When I first read the handwritten title on a 3 x 5 notecard while I was screening the suggestions backstage for the genre of our show, it made me giggle. A cute play on…
Merlin Works Newsletter It’s About Time by Shana Merlin “He’s precious,” they say gazing in to my stroller with my newborn son (pictured to the right) curled up inside. “Treasure every moment. It goes so fast.” “YOU…
[This article orginially appeared in the Merlin-Works January News Letter] Inspiration: Where Can I Get Some? Contrary to what you might expect from an improviser, I am a big believer in finding inspiration within structure.…