About Nathan Melcher...
Nathan Melcher teaches adult performance-track improv classes and coaches youth improv performance teams at the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater in Minneapolis, MN. He trained at the BNW (1998-2000), in the ComedySportz - Twin Cities Minor Leagues (2006), and at several improv festival workshops from a variety of instructors. In 2003, he co-founded The Caseous Company, the premiere sketch comedy troupe in Wyoming (2003-2005).
He performed with Rick Simineo as improv duo Puny Humans at the Chicago Improv Festival (2004), the Toronto Improv Festival (2005), and the inaugural Denver Improv Festival (2005). Nathan premiered his solo show, DOC, at the Miami Improv Festival (2006) and performed his solo musical improv showcase, The Uncle Ukulele Show, at the Gainesville Improv Festival (2007), the San Francisco Improv Festival (2008), the Santa Cruz Improv Festival (2008), the Milwaukee Sketch & Improv Festival (2008), and the Denver Improv Festival (2008).
Nathan is a features writer for international improv resource website YESand.com, a five-time award-winning editorial cartoonist, and co-founder of and resident blogger for Scrawlers.com, an online writing workshop encouraging original 100-word short stories. He holds a BA in Film Studies from the University of Minnesota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Nathan currently teaches English writing and literature at Normandale Community College, creates and leads youth and young adults groups at Excelsior UMC, and is the volunteer dean of LYFE Camp, a week-long youth summer camp focusing on building faith and friendships. He and his wife, Kelly, live in Hopkins.
Contact Nathan: nathan (dot) melcher @ scrawlers (dot) com