Winner and Champion

Whew did I have fun last night! First I had a lovely steak dinner downtown with my even lovelier boyfriend.

Then I went to see The Sicks sketch comedy show starring some of my fine friends, Kacey Samiee, Ben Sterling, and Jordan T. Maxwell, downstairs at the Hideout.

Then I went upstairs and performed in Maestro, the elimination style theatresports show. It was a special Maestro for several reasons:

1) I was playing. Although I used to play and direct Maestro a ton, I don’t do it so much anymore.

2) It was a packed house. There were entirely too many people there. Sitting in the aisles, standing room, 4 or 5 in the booth.

3) There was media there. Wayne Allan Brenner from the Chronicle actually played in Maestro last night. He’s doing a piece in the Chron about it, so look for that in the next few weeks. Also a photographer and journalist from Austin Wide Open, a new local magazine, were there.

5) I won! It was a blast. There were some great scenes. A Prussian opera about domestic drudgery, a Scientology-themed restaurant, and I ended the night with a blues song about how long the show was running. Then I got to smile and be awarded a Canadian $5 bill, as seen here:

About Shana Merlin

Merlin Works is the brainchild of Shana Merlin: improviser, teacher, and performer. Since 1996, she’s been leading classes that stretch people’s imaginations, push them out of their comfort zones, and make them laugh out loud for hours at a time.
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