I’m driving off of Fort Sam Houston in Lieutenant Colonel Mishaw Cuyler’s SUV after finishing my first improv workshop for a military group. I’m wearing my usual black slacks, bright top and high heel Danskos.…
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…
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,…
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…
Every now again Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation gets some love from the press. Read here for the Austin Chronicle’s interview with Shana Merlin, Founder of Merlin Works. Or, check out the reprint below: MerlinWorks…
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Ordinary Beginnings, Extraordinary Journeys. by Shana Merlin I was teaching Improv 401 the other day and we were doing our class on what I call “Nothing, Nothing, Something.” The idea is to prevent anything “interesting” or novel…