$50 off improv for introverts w/ a friend
Pretty much what it says Hi friends, I know you’re already deep into the festive endurance event known as The Holidays, but I have a special deal for you as...
no you-know-what music yet
Scene from a holiday that nobody should be even be thinking about, let alone singing about yet If you, like me, are distressed by how far back into the year...
Character workshop registration fixed!
O Fortuna! Important! If you tried to register for the RPG Character Workshop and were stymied, the problem is fixed, so please try again.(And if you just...
improv for everybody (and some very specific subgroups)
If you know, you know. Wow, not to brag, but Mercury Improv is a roiling cauldron of activity.1 For instance: The first-ever Improv for RPGs Character...
improv for introverts starts wednesday
The official Mercury Improv introversion spokesperson First things first: due to some family issues I’ve had to postpone the Crash Course from this Saturday...
inroducing the one-day crash course
This is what learning improv in one day feels like. (Photograph: Matthew Porter.) Hey! This is exciting! On October 18th I’ll be teaching the first-ever...
what's it worth if it's free?
Fourteen is just the number of chairs you needd, apparently. New Improv for Introverts session starts Wednesday! (see below) Thanks to those of you who...
last free class of the year
Maybe comparing improv classes to what happens to Alice isn’t the best marketing strategy? Much to consider here. Hey spuds,The headline this week is that...
east side invasion + mercury monthly
Candid photo of the latest Mercury Monthly workshop (Credit: Pamela Colman Smith) It’s here! Next Monday (8/18) we plant the Mercury Improv flag on the east...
improv for introverts comes roaring back
The iconic Mercury Improv customer, back again. Very straightforward this week: There are TWO sections of Improv for Introverts currently enrolling. One...
level 2 wants you
Level 2: more fun than fighting in World War I There are a few open slots left in the Level 2 class that starts tomorrow. It’s already a fantastic group of...
mercury heats up and expands
The thermometers could symbolize either the two new Introverts classes or the two Mercury Improv locations, with symbols you can never say for sure Hey all,...
three new classes (and a new location)
A metaphor for three new classes, just waiting for someone to fill them. Hi friends, things are happening! Like, for instance: The first Level 2 class in...
the return of level 2 (+ mercury monthly)
Level 2 means submitting to a power greater than yourself. (Not ME, improv. Jeez.) Okay! Enough people have asked about Level 2 that it’s happening, probably...
mercury monthly returns (again)
The bicycle equivalent of trying to explain why a joke is funny No newsletter last week and a short one this week because (a) I was moving and (b) it’s a...
for the budget-minded
Johnny CASH, get it? … never mind.* The main cool thing this week is that the next session of Improv for Introverts opens next week(6/25), and it’s one of...
mercury monthly returns
A deconstructed bike is probably a terrible metaphor for a class about improv, because after you take it apart you can’t ride it anymore Hey all, just a...
in this economy?
Friends, I’ve been doing some business-y poking around (that I definitely should have done long ago), and I’ve discovered that (a) I’m spending more than I...
word of mouth
A paint-by-number painting of a ‘50s lady using a Mercury Improv—branded phone and address book to convey her love of improv class to her friends Hey folks,...
improv: improvement
Everything you need to go for a ride Heads up: There are three slots left in Tuesday’s Mercury Monthly workshop. It’s already a great group but it would be...