What is Your Secret Goal? The Merlin Works January 2019 Newsletter
What is Your Secret Goal? And How Can It Get In The Way of Your Actual Goals? I’ve led games for thousands of people for over twenty years and at the start of every keynote,…
Tag Archives: Improv
“You Talkin’ To Me?” The Power of Improv in Scripted Work
Did you know that some of your favorite movie scenes were not scripted at all, but completely improvised? Of course you did – you’re probably an improviser or at least interested in improv, and it’s pretty safe…
Don’t be Stereotypical
Don’t be a walking stereotype when you come out on stage—no scratch that—don’t be a walking stereotype. Period. But especially not when you’re in an improv scene where other people can get offended, even more…
Life Practice
Improv is a life practice, just as much as it is practice for life. And no, I’m not trying to be vague or super Yoda-like—but think about it. For many, it is a life practice,…
Improvise Your Way to A Better Love Life
May the record show, first and foremost, that I am in no way an expert on the subject of romantic relationships. That being said, I do consider myself to be something of an adept in…
See Improv at a different theatre for MITCH Week!
September 14th through September 21st RSVP Now We know you love the shows at Merlin Works, but it’s a great big improv world out there worth exploring. That’s why we’re taking part in MITCH week!…
Merlin Works Newsletter: What Are You Looking At?
The Role of the Audience in Improv Theater by Shana Merlin “I wouldn’t sit there if I were you.” I told her.But she didn’t listen. My troupemate thought she had snagged a prime seat. “I never…