1:56 - Introducing ShowwwTimee, Actor and Fashion Designer Set Life on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 10:39 - Origin's of ShowwwTimee's passion for sewing 13:42- First item he ever made 16:44- How he sources his materials 19:08 - Art Exhibit Premier 20:26 - Independent Art - the highs and lows 22:10 - On set with Wilhelmina Models 29:49 - What do we want to contribute to the world? 33:10 - All Things Good Festival 34:15 - What is life if we are not expanding? 37:05 - Preserving our energy on Social Media 41:10 - Tips to staying present 42:51 - How can we make all things good in the world? Transcript: Speaker A: Hey, guys. Speaker B: This is Ariana. And welcome to All Things Good, a discussion based podcast where we have important conversations about critical topics. This podcast is for any human who. Speaker A: Is trying to make their internal and. Speaker B: External worlds a better place to live. Have ever wondered what it was like to be on the set of a famous TV show? On this episode, we meet with my friend Showtime, who is an actor and independent fashion designer. We discuss the highs and lows of being an independent artist, how I wound up on set working with Wilhelmina models, just how growing isn't always the easiest, and how we can protect our energy on social media. Just for some context for you, we recorded this episode mid March 2023. Speaker A: I am so excited to share this. Speaker B: Episode with you and I hope you. Speaker A: Enjoy here today I have my friend Showtime, also known as hi, Showtime. Speaker C: Hello. Hello. How are we today? Speaker A: I'm doing good. It's a Friday afternoon, so I'm feeling pretty good about this week. I had I feel like I got a lot done personally that I needed. I'm just feeling good about coming into the weekend. How about you? Speaker C: I can't complain. I'm working on being in the moment. And at this moment I feel really good about all that has transpired this week and all that is to come. Speaker A: I love that, especially being in the moment so hard. I am really excited to share how we met. Speaker C: Please do. That is a story in itself. Speaker A: It really is. We met on a set for a very exciting TV show. Speaker C: Right. Speaker A: And that set was drumroll marvelous, Miss Maisel. What an honor that it was for us to be able to be on that set. Speaker C: Absolutely. And it's final season at that final season. Speaker A: And wasn't it one of the final episodes too? Speaker C: Yeah, I believe so. Speaker A: It was crazy. And for you in particular, you should explain just how dedicated of an actor you are to make this work. You should explain how you got there and what you did. Speaker C: If I remember correctly. Okay, so the shoe itself was already a couple hours away from where I was exactly. Speaker A: Because you're from Maryland. Maryland. Are you right outside, like, Baltimore area or in Baltimore? Speaker C: I'm like right outside of it. Speaker A: Yeah. Okay, so you're right outside of Baltimore and you came all the way up to New York City, right. To do this. So you were a few hours away? Speaker C: I was. I believe I came up like the night before the fitting. I'm trying to remember how it worked. Maybe it was the night before testing. Speaker A: Yes, I think you came up if I remember correctly, you came all the way up right before testing. And then after testing, you had your fitting, right? Like a day or two later. But did you stay up here or did you go back home and come back? Speaker C: Oh, no, I stayed for the testing. And then the fitting as well. I stayed. Speaker A: Okay, so you stayed for that and then you went home and then you came back for the actual days of production. Speaker C: Right. Speaker A: And it was a two day production. And I remember actually, the second day of production was my birthday. So that was kind of like a really empowering moment for me when I applied to and took the job because I feel like I'm at a place in my life where I felt exhilarated and honored to be able to work on my birthday. Whereas I feel like previous moments in my life, it's looking how do I manage my off days to be off of work? I feel like I was in a very excited space, just like you were, to make that happen. Speaker C: Working on your birthday is a different kind of feeling. It's the perfect way to bring in the new year that you're getting ready to go into. Speaker A: Exactly. It is. It's like however you choose to spend your then, you know, especially working on something you enjoy. So we met on the set of Marvelous Miss Maisel and we had that two days worth of production. Did you ever make it on. Speaker C: It the it was on the second day. The second day I made it on set at the final couple of shots that they got. Speaker A: Okay. I never made it on set. Speaker C: But on the contrary, our table in holding, it was full of so many fun people. Speaker A: We had the best table. Speaker C: Exactly. Speaker A: Okay. So if anyone doesn't know what it's like to be a background actor or an actor in general on the set of production, there's a lot of waiting around our holding. We were in a church, I think. Right? Speaker C: Right. Speaker A: And I think there was five or six of us sitting at a table. We sat together the second day or both days, I can't even remember. I think we kind of kept the same group, right? Yeah, we kept the same group. But it was just the five or six of us at a table for, like, 12 hours straight on the first day. Like, just sitting there, but so many amazing conversations. I love it. Speaker C: I really loved meeting the gentleman that was there. I believe he said he was living in the Upper West Side and he was Jamaican. During the first day when we stepped just just to stretch and get some food because we never made it on the set the first day either. He stopped by this Jamaican food cart. They started speaking. They started speaking that language. And I was very excited just to be able to witness it. Speaker A: That's like patois, right? Speaker C: I believe so. Speaker A: I think that's what they call it. Oh, my goodness. That's so cool. Speaker C: Either way, I was mind blown. Speaker A: That's so cool. That guy was really awesome. Speaker C: I wish I was able to stay in contact with him, but I'm sure the next time I come around, I'll run into him again, because I know he does a lot of work out there. Speaker A: Yes, you most likely will. I find that with background, acting something that I do quite frequently, so I'll be on the same set as other people. So it's kind of like a handful of us that are on it's. More than a handful. There's a bunch of us do this continuously, and we always end up on the same set. So I think you will. And also, the food is honestly sometimes what makes the day all worth. It crafty. Like, if you have a lit crafty, it's a done deal. Speaker C: It makes it worth it exactly. Speaker A: For real. I want to get into a little bit about your Hobies and your interests, because we met on set, and obviously you must be drawn to acting, or was it just the TV show itself that had you interested in coming that day? Speaker C: It is both. I've always had the interest in acting, and then when I was in college, one of my professors told me to check out that show. And that was early on, when I was a freshman in college, like in 2016. So when I saw that they were working at that time, I figured I have to at least try to get on the set. Speaker A: Now, I want to ask you because I think I might know what you're going to say, but what about it in particular made you so drawn to Marvelous Miss Maisel? Like, once you saw that because I think I know the answer, but once you saw that, what made you have that desire to get on that set one day? Speaker C: I would say it has to do with not only the story itself, but how they go about with the wardrobe. Speaker A: That's what I was going to say, because that is such a huge part of what I know about you and what I know you're passionate about the wardrobe, because I always felt that way, too. I never was really into fashion design or anything like that, but immediately I'm so taken aback by the costume design. Speaker C: It can't be ignored. It's something that's very precise and specific over there. And even when I went in for the fitting and I saw everything in. Speaker A: The warehouse, the warehouse, it was insane. Like trying to explain to people what that's like. Speaker C: It's a moment. It's just a moment that you have to take in. You have to be present in that moment and take it all in. Speaker A: Yes, it's a huge warehouse. They have racks and racks and racks and, like, rows and racks on top of racks. Speaker C: So many options. Speaker A: Yes. Of all these vintage dresses, pantsuits, skirts, hats, purses, shoes, a lot of different. Speaker C: Parts to put together a good outfit in that time period. Speaker A: Exactly 100%. And I know that sewing is something that's really important and means a lot to you because you create your own outfits and designs. Speaker C: Yeah, when you pick something up in the pandemic, well, some people, they keep it going, and it just becomes a part of their everyday lives. And I could say that's the case for me. Speaker A: You picked this up during the pandemic? Speaker C: I definitely did. Speaker A: I didn't know that. Speaker C: It's a timeline. Speaker A: It's a timeline about this timeline. Speaker C: Okay. So all throughout school, I'd say, like, grade school, middle school, high school, I've had to wear uniform. Speaker A: Like, my whole were you in a private school? Speaker C: No, they were all public schools. Speaker A: What? Public schools? But you had to wear uniforms. Speaker C: Okay, so when I was, like, in kindergarten, I think that was the only time that we didn't have
