Do Y’all Ever Get Nervous On Stage? The Merlin Works Newsletter
I met Colin Mochrie at the AIN Conference in Vancouver! Talk about being nervous!
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Am I A Corporate Shill? The Merlin Works June 2023 Newsletter
I was slowly getting more and more creeped out as I sat through the presentation. I had just delivered a tight 60 minutes on Improv Skills for Work and Life for 600 people who worked for Oklahoma…
What is Narrative Longform Improv?
Improv is about PLAYING Shortform improv is about PLAYING theater games (or parlor games?). The purpose is to entertain. To escape reality. Longform improv is about PLAYING scenework games. The purpose is to tell the truth. To see…
Don’t Read The Comments: Newsletter January 2023
Never read the comments. Life Kit came out a few weeks ago with a fantastic 22 minute piece on the value of improv for making you more fun and confident. It is full of interviews,…
Teaching Empathy Through Improv: The Merlin Works Newsletter
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…
Optimism and Caution Going in to 2022: Winter Class and Show Update
Hello Merlin Works Friends- Like so many of you, we are starting the new year excited about all the things to come, while also watching the COVID numbers skyrocket in our community. The good news…
The Merlin Works Newsletter: How Can You Be Better at Rainbow Thinking?
I’m the slowest at making style choices. It once took me six months to pick a color to paint my room. Spoiler alert: l chose light purple. So it’s not surprising that picking out new…