Have fun and meet new friends.

Be more present in your own life through playing theater games in a relaxed and safe environment.

About our Improv Classes:

• Most classes meet for eight two-hour sessions at Various Locations around Austin
• Classes have between 6-20 students
• Each class is taught by a veteran improvisor/instructor
• Our top notch curriculum, developed over twenty years, is clear, cumulative, and completely adaptable to the group
• There’s no pressure to perform in Improv 101, but some students get performance opportunities in monthly improv shows
• Early bird registration saves you $25
• Payment plans available--just email classes@merlin-works.com!
• Classes often hangout after class or attend jams or shows together
• Students get FREE tickets to Merlin Works Shows as space is available

Start Your Stand-Up Career.
Mine material from your life and spin it into comedy gold!
Build your confidence and your tight five.

About Our Stand-Up Comedy Classes:

• Each class meets for six two-and-a-half-hour sessions at either Merlin Works East: Creative Action.
• Classes have between 7-12 students
• Each class is taught by a veteran stand-up comedians: Valerie Nies or Katie Felton
• Students get performance opportunities in a graduation showcase
• Early bird registration saves you $25
• Classes often hangout after class or attend jams or shows together
• Students get FREE tickets to Merlin Works Shows as space is available

Become an expert storyteller.
Find your voice. 

Be present and engaging.
Learn how to be more confident sharing a true, personal story whether at your next happy hour or for a paying audience.

About our Storytelling Classes

• Each class meets for 2-hour sessions at one of our Five Locations
• Our curriculum was created by Moth award-winning storyteller, Paul Normandin, former producer with TestifyATX, Stories on the Lawn, and Drinking with the Saints
• Students get performance opportunities in a graduation showcase
• Early bird registration saves you $25
• Classes often hangout after class or attend jams or shows together
• Students get FREE tickets to Merlin Works Shows as space is available

Be an Improv Rock Star.
Learn how to make up songs on the spot and amaze your audiences.
Rhyming, lyrics, duets--all with a live musician accompanying.

About our Musical Improv Classes

• Each class meets for eight two-hour sessions at one of our FIVE locations!
• Classes have between 7-14 students
• Each class is taught by a veteran musical improviser/instructor and professional musician
• Early bird registration saves you $25
• No pressure to perform in 101. Some students get performance opportunities in monthly improv shows at Creative Action
• Classes often hangout after class or attend jams or shows together
• Students get FREE tickets to Merlin Works Shows as space is available