You might like Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre by Johnstone, if you've not already read it. It all of: lays bare the "masks" we wear and the "status games

You might like Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre by Johnstone, if you've not already read it. It all of: lays bare the "masks" we wear and the "status games" we play in everyday life; explains the importance of dropping certain common "masks" and various status-related hang-ups to achieve a child-like egolessness and vulnerability, in order to access real creativity; and, further, the liberating power and social-connectedness creating effects of playing with and in masks and status-games. It's also a really short book, which doesn't hurt. (here "masks" and "status games" are terms Johnstone defines for his purposes, but what you can guess from context is probably close enough to his intended usage for this post)