To see these six people performing this musical number together about the importance of being prepared at school – singing in harmony, stepping in time – you’d swear they rehearsed the number beforehand, perhaps even…
The Austin Chronicle on two of Shana’s troupes, “Get Up” and “Girls Girls Girls”: “Two of those troupes, Get Up and The Knuckleball Now were among the best we’d ever seen . . . And later,…
Austin Wide Open Magazine: “Another veteran performer, Shana Merlin, has performed with numerous troupes including Los Paranoias, The Oxymorons, and ultimately with Sean Hill’s Austin Theatresports. When Hill first opened the Hideout and started The Heroes…
Austin Woman Magazine: “Learning improv can open up a new way of seeing and interacting with the world. Among the many lessons to be gleamed from improv are learning to build trust, examine relationships and improve…
The Austin Chronicle Cover Story: “What is this form of entertainment called improvisation? Is it always comedy, is it sometimes drama, and is it, in any case, an enjoyable experience for other than hardcore performance freaks?…
Austin Chronicle: Off the Cuff and in Your City: A Roundup of Austin Improv Schools “These days, Merlin performs as part of the musical improv troupe Girls Girls Girls and as one-half of the acclaimed Get…
Austin Chronicle: Merlin Works Institute and Gnap! Theater Season: Making the improv pie higher ” The Merlin Works Institute and the Gnap! Theater Season are the brainchildren of veteran improvisers Shana Merlin and Shannon McCormick, who…