' High School' s Railey and Seazynn Gilliland Discuss Importance of Queer Representation on TV Highschool HEAD TOPICS
' High School' s Railey and Seazynn Gilliland Discuss Importance of Queer Representation on TV
10/22/2022 11:24:00 PM Railey and Seazynn Gilliland play the pop duo Tegan and Sara in the coming-of-age comedy series
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HighSchool stars, Railey and Seazynn Gilliland, discuss the importance of queer representation on TV. Railey and Seazynn Gilliland play the pop duo Tegan and Sara in the coming-of-age comedy series COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY If you're unfamiliar, Tegan and Sara are a queer indie pop duo who have been releasing music since 1999. In 2019, the twin sisters' co-authored memoir High School hit the shelves and earned a spot on the New York Times Best-Sellers list. That memoir, which chronicles their unique experience growing up in Canada in the '90s as twin lesbians who eventually become a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter team (it writes itself, honestly) is the inspiration behind writer and creator Clea DuVall's series adaptation of the same title. Read more:
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Based on the autobiographical New York Times Best-Selling Memoir of the same name by pop duo Tegan and Sara Quin, the series follows the twin teens through high school as they begin to discover who they are as individuals, and what their place in the world is. Portrayed by real-life sisters Railey and Seazynn Gilliland, their roles as Tegan and Sara mark these actresses' debut onscreen appearances. That same day, Boulder police arrested the man for the threats. In an interview with Variety, the pair discussed the importance of a show like High School, and the fears they had to overcome while filming. COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY If you're unfamiliar, Tegan and Sara are a queer indie pop duo who have been releasing music since 1999. Shortly after on social media, parents shared gratitude for a swift arrest, but aired grievances about Boulder Valley School District's methodology to alert parents throughout the ordeal. In 2019, the twin sisters' co-authored memoir High School hit the shelves and earned a spot on the New York Times Best-Sellers list. He originally broke onto the scene with 1991's Homicide before landing the starring role in The Coen Brothers' massive film which turned him into a superstar. That memoir, which chronicles their unique experience growing up in Canada in the '90s as twin lesbians who eventually become a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter team (it writes itself, honestly) is the inspiration behind writer and creator Clea DuVall's series adaptation of the same title. The school district notified parents about the threat via email at 10:17 a. One can imagine that tracking down twin sisters to portray these two would be difficult, but thanks to TikTok, the Gilliland twins were tapped as the perfect match. As dealing with coming out to yourself and others is a central theme to Tegan and Sara's story, the Gilliland twins both identifying as queer is both essential and laudable., according to correspondences shared with Denver7. Still, no matter how convenient their look or orientation, the roles would require actresses that could both act and sing. Fortunately, the acting came with their experience on TikTok where they were discovered. Randy Barber, a district spokesperson, said the warning was sent once the threat was deemed credible. Ferguson) and Neville (Nat Faxon), meaning they finally decide to move out of the Conner house. Unfortunately, neither considered themselves singers. In fact, despite a clip of them singing being required for the role, both Gilliland sisters refused to send one in, finding every reason not to until Railey sneakily captured her sister belting a Tegan and Sara tune in a parking lot. "It's understandable why this community is at a heightened alert," he said, referring to last year's mass shooting in Boulder. When asked how they got over their stage fright, Seazynn replied: "Oh, I didn’t. Especially in front of the crew and everything." Barber said the district is committed to reviewing its response to the incident, including its communication to parents. The first time I had to do it, Railey wasn’t even in the scene but she came into the room we were filming in and just sat there, because there was no other way I was doing it. Bruce Helford, Bruce Rasmussen, and Dave Caplan developed the series and served as executive producers alongside Gilbert, Tom Werner, and Tony Hernandez. Even every single time after that, when we had a scene where we were singing, it never got easier. Barber said absences would be excused for students who left campus on Wednesday." RELATED: 'High School': Tegan and Sara Explain How They Turned Their Memoir Into a Show with Clea DuVall Adapted to screen by actress and director DuVall, who serves as showrunner, High School also explores themes of growing up gay, and how it can affect one's sense of self and their relationships with others. Both Tegan and Sara identify as queer, as do the young actresses who portray them in the series, and so much of the book and the show hinge on that self-discovery, especially while growing up in the tumultuous '90s. It's this part of themselves that begins to loosen the thread that held the two sisters so close together for so many years, allowing them each to try out new things, eventually leading to their successful music careers. On what message they hope to convey with High School, Railey said: "I would say, especially to the young queer kids, that they’re not alone. I felt that way in not seeing myself on TV and being around homophobia and in the church and everything. I felt so alone. I didn’t have anybody that I could see myself in and relate to. But then being able to play this person that is feeling all of those things that are actually really normal, I just hope that people realize there’s other people who are going through the same thing." High School also stars Cobie Smulders (The Avengers) as their mother and Kyle Bornheimer (Marriage Story) as their father. The first four of eight episodes are available on Amazon FreeVee, with the subsequent four episodes airing weekly on Fridays. Check out Collider's TIFF interview with Tegan and Sara and DuVall below: .