Watch a new student take improv for the first time.
Homecoming 2012
Spring 2012 Graduation Show
Our teachers have won Best Improv Teacher and Best Improv Class, Austin Critic’s Table Awards, B Iden Payne Awards, Best of the Fest at Frontera Fest and Best Improv Troupe in The Austin Chronicle.
Enjoy lots of parking at our safe, centrally located classrooms in the heart of Austin on the banks of Lady Bird Lake. Merlin Works has been a resident company at the ZACH Theatre since 2013!
Our classes and corporate events are fun (really fun) but they are also professional, prepared and productive. We do the hard work on our expertly crafted curriculum so the learning sneaks in with all the laughter.
Something interesting happens when you teach something for 25 years. Activities that seem timeless, solid, crowd-pleasers can suddenly feel clunky and old. This semester I had the pleasure and honor of teaching 15 weeks of…
Spring into in-person classes! The weather is getting nicer and the city’s Covid-19 stages have fallen to safer levels. Merlin Works Improv is continuing in-person classes at The Zach Theatre, 1500 Toomey Rd and at Creative Action. Our class offerings…