Avery Bowne, George Wilson
Avery Bowne grew up in Marietta, Georgia in a theater family. His father works as the Stage Operations Manager at the Alliance Theare. Although he grew up around theater, he never participated until his first show in 8th grade. He remembers, “I discovered it was a home to me and I felt a lot of personal fulfillment and growth in it. But the thing I fell more in love with than anything else is the sense of community between the artists, and the audience.” Now, Avery is pursuing his BFA in Acting.
At the Gainesville Theater Alliance, Avery played Polynices in Antigone, Don in All in the Timing, John Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility and the door, the Jabberwock and the King of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland.
Avery first read The Great Gatsby in high school. He says “I certainly fell in love with all the images and the great characters that Fitzgerald painted.” Before he got the part of George Wilson, Avery says “I never really did understand Wilson that much. He seemed like a caricature to me. How could someone be so weak?” He goes on to say that when he was cast as Wilson, he took the time to try to figure him out. Contrary to his first impression of the character, Avery says he now believes Wilson is not weak, but simply has had to fight for everything he has. He compares Wilson to Tom, who alternatively has inherited all his money, and Gatsby, who broke the law and sold his morals to earn his. Avery goes on to explain that the audience of The Great Gatsby will be seeing Wilson at the lowest point in his life.
Avery describes Wilson being a silent hero for Myrtle throughout their marriage. “He can’t provide much, but out of all the characters he provides the most honest and selfless love.”
To get into character, Avery does several vocal warm ups and prepares his body physicially. He says its helps him get focused on the task at hand. “It’s the best way to leave everything at the door and come into the work place ready to go.” He also says the cast does a group warm up “to help set up a common breath with the ensemble.” Finally, Avery discusses how he focuses on certain images and feelings particularly important to his character as he paces back stage right, quietly saying his lines until his entrances.
Avery Bowne says he picked out his own shirt from Plato’s Closet as a rehearsal shirt, but the designer said she liked it more than the shirts she had found so when you go the shirt George Wilson wears may very well be the shirt Avery picked out himself. Avery says, “I may not get all the fancy pink and silver suits like Gatsby, but at least I get to take mine home.”
“I’ve said throughout the entire process that we should call the show ‘The Great Wilson’ but that never seemed to catch on.”
At the Gainesville Theater Alliance, Avery played Polynices in Antigone, Don in All in the Timing, John Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility and the door, the Jabberwock and the King of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland.
Avery first read The Great Gatsby in high school. He says “I certainly fell in love with all the images and the great characters that Fitzgerald painted.” Before he got the part of George Wilson, Avery says “I never really did understand Wilson that much. He seemed like a caricature to me. How could someone be so weak?” He goes on to say that when he was cast as Wilson, he took the time to try to figure him out. Contrary to his first impression of the character, Avery says he now believes Wilson is not weak, but simply has had to fight for everything he has. He compares Wilson to Tom, who alternatively has inherited all his money, and Gatsby, who broke the law and sold his morals to earn his. Avery goes on to explain that the audience of The Great Gatsby will be seeing Wilson at the lowest point in his life.
Avery describes Wilson being a silent hero for Myrtle throughout their marriage. “He can’t provide much, but out of all the characters he provides the most honest and selfless love.”
To get into character, Avery does several vocal warm ups and prepares his body physicially. He says its helps him get focused on the task at hand. “It’s the best way to leave everything at the door and come into the work place ready to go.” He also says the cast does a group warm up “to help set up a common breath with the ensemble.” Finally, Avery discusses how he focuses on certain images and feelings particularly important to his character as he paces back stage right, quietly saying his lines until his entrances.
Avery Bowne says he picked out his own shirt from Plato’s Closet as a rehearsal shirt, but the designer said she liked it more than the shirts she had found so when you go the shirt George Wilson wears may very well be the shirt Avery picked out himself. Avery says, “I may not get all the fancy pink and silver suits like Gatsby, but at least I get to take mine home.”
“I’ve said throughout the entire process that we should call the show ‘The Great Wilson’ but that never seemed to catch on.”