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Gnap! And Merlin Works 4th Annual Homecoming Tonight!

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Gnap! Theater Projects and partner company, The Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation are celebrating their fourth anniversary at Salvage Vanguard Theater with a special weekend of reunion shows, special appearances, dances, and parties for their Homecoming Weekend.

Alumni and current students will mix together Friday February 17th at 8pm for a mix of short form and long form improv sets. Immediately afterward will be The Homecoming Dance, complete with punch bowls, cookies, DJ Manateeman, free drinks from Deep Eddy Vodka, slow dances, mums, The Quick Draw Photo Booth and the crowning of the Homecoming Court. Formal attire requested.

Saturday night will feature a very special installment of The Derby at 8pm, featuring improviser friends from The Hideout, ColdTowne, The Institution, and The New Movement, directed by Gnap!’s Andreas Fabis and Merlin Works’ Shana Merlin. At 10pm house favorites The Knuckleball Now will headline, with a Merlin Works Improv 601 Graduation show The Trouble with Terry opening for them.

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Friday February 17th

8pm Homecoming Show (1st act short form, 2nd act long form)
10pm Homecoming Dance. Wear your Homecoming best!

Saturday February 18th

8pm The Derby: Special All Austin Improv Edition
10pm The Trouble with Terry and The Knuckleball Now

We’re calling all of our current and former players and students to come mark four years of awesome theater and improv. Maybe this time, the drama nerds will have a better chance at winning Homecoming Queen.

Tickets available here: http://gnaptheater.eventbrite.com/
RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/events/267257466678907/
Shana Merlin
http://www.merlin-works.com
You improvise every day.
Why not get good at it?
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The Derby cast for 8pm tonight is frickin' insane:

http://homecomingderby.eventbrite.com/


Derby cast:

The New Movement:
Dan Mateer
Gautuam Rao
Ed Collins

ColdTowne:
Dave Buckman
Erika May McNichol
Michael Jastroch

The Hideout:
Kareem Badr
Kaci Danger
Roy Danger

The Institution:
Christine Giordano
John Buseman
Tom Booker


Directors: Shana Merlin and Andreas Fabis

Come watch!
Shana Merlin
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You improvise every day.
Why not get good at it?
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Update: Brady James of Spirit Desire will be filling in for Ed Collins.
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Thanks everyone who came out, played, laughed, and danced to make the weekend so special!
Shana Merlin
http://www.merlin-works.com
You improvise every day.
Why not get good at it?
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