BOOK REVIEW: TRIPPING THE PROM QUEEN By Susan Shapiro Barash

Like every week we post a book review on a subject related to acting, health, personal growth or anything related to the showbiz industry. This time its dedicated to all those women (although men have been known to act up like this too) that wish you something –other-than-the-best. It’s “Trippin the Prom Queen” by Susan Shapiro Barash.

The author talks about how women can be heir own worst enemy and exposes the dark world of female envy and competition. She dissects the myths about female friendships and exposes the true relationship: rivalry.

The book explains which areas women are most competitive in, how different they are from men, when its healthy competition and when its not, and uses these beliefs to then talk about how they can form strong relationships with both friends and colleagues, and grow to be strong and self sufficient.

Is it worth reading? It can…

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WEEKLY BOOK REVIEW: ART BY COMMITTEE by Charna Halpern

Like every week we post a book review on a subject related to acting, health, personal growth or anything related to the showbiz industry. In this case we talk about ART BY COMMITTEE A guide to advanced improvisation by Charna Halpern.

The book is a follow-up to the book Truth In Comedy, in which the author explains in detail the Harold method used at the i.O. (formerly Improv Olympic) in Chicago and the i.O. West in Los Angeles where actors such as Tina Fey, Chris Farley, Mike Meyers…etc have all studied. And in all honesty, she refers quite a bit to such method throughout the first half of the book without really explaining it which can be very annoying if you haven’t read it.

Basically the Harold method is a technique to have all actors from a group onstage at the same time in…

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