Improv 101 Class at the Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation

Whether you are a total beginner or an experienced performer, our talented staff will teach you how to:

* Be more spontaneous and in the moment

* Create stories and scripts on the spot

* Reconnect with your creativity
* Be more confident speaking in public
* Perform hilarious improv comedy shows
* Think faster on your feet
* Just have fun!

Improv 101

For complete beginners and experienced actors, this workshop teaches the fundamentals of improvisation. The class's interactive exercises build listening and communication skills, heighten awareness and teach you how to be more playful, spontaneous and flexible. Play short form improv games like you see on TV's "Whose Line Is It Anyways?" in a fun and safe environment. (Class size limit = 16)

Saturdays September 6 - November 1 (No Class Sept 20th) 3pm - 5pm (8 meetings) $150
At the Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Road
Instructors: Shana Merlin and Topping Haggerty

Awarded "The Best Improv Teacher in Austin" and "Best Improv Class" by the Austin Improv Collective, Shana Merlin has been a professional improviser since 1995, performing from Calgary to San Francisco to Atlanta to Las Vegas to London. You can see Shana perform in the improv troupes Get Up and the winner of "Best of the Fest" in FronteraFest and "Best Improv Troupe" in Austin Chronicle Readers Poll, Girls Girls Girls Improvised Musicals.

Register Now at http://merlin-works.com/index.php?page=introductory_workshops&sec=play
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What Real Students Said About Improv 101 with Merlin Works:


"I really enjoyed this class. It has brought back so much happiness in my life . . . This class unleashed the creative side of me that was hiding. I feel more awake than I have in years."


"It's much easier to do improv than I thought. It's a wonderful way of finding connection with other people. Shana--you're great!"


"Shana is a quality teacher. The best money I ever spent."


Please forward this information to anyone you think might be interested.

Thanks!

Shana