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Shawtane Bowen

Shawtane Bowen

Writer, actor, producer, and Drama faculty member at Bennington College; founding member of the all-Black comedy group Astronomy Club.

Jun 30, 2026

28:04
And that's a lesson that I'm taking from them.
28:07
But yeah, you know, it's like, oh, I'm going to just focus on acting for five years.
28:15
And it's just like, you can do that, but if you don't focus on, also focus on the business part of it, which is like inceptioning your career your brand or your talent or your whatever, whatever it is that you're selling.
28:32
I hate that word too.
28:34
Selling.
28:34
Um, cause we're all selling something.
28:37
That's the thing I've had to come to grips with in the last year.

23 MINS LATER

51:15
that's exactly how it happened I was like fuck I have to go do this I don't want to but that's what I've been preaching I have to go do this that's what it felt like

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