Monday, October 1, 2012

PREVIEW: SWITCHED AT BIRTH ("The Declaration of Independence"); Chat With Lucas Grabeel

On Monday, October 1st, fans can participate in a live blog party with Lucas Grabeel, star of ABC Family's hit original drama series SWITCHED AT BIRTH beginning at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET at abcfamily.com. Afterward, fans can tweet with Lucas at @MrGrabeel during the East Coast broadcast of the show at 5 p.m. PT / 8 pm ET. Fans can ask questions by tweeting at Lucas's Twitter handle and including #SwitchedatBirth in their tweets.

In the October 1st episode, "The Declaration of Independence," Bay and Zarra (guest star Tania Raymonde) find themselves in a dangerous situation when they search for a tagger who's been painting over their street art. Meanwhile, Daphne gets mixed signals from Chef Jeff (guest star Justin Bruening) while helping out with the Carlton fundraiser.

Watch a sneak peek below:



SWITCHED AT BIRTH is a family drama that explores blended families and deaf culture, with an array of deaf and hard-of-hearing actors, and includes scenes shot entirely in American Sign Language. SWITCHED AT BIRTH launched as the network’s #1 series debut of all time in Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Women 18-34, Adults 18-49 and Women 18-49, and overall, ranked as the #1 new cable series of Summer 2011 across its core female demos.

The "Switched At Birth" book by Kathryn Kennish (played by Lea Thompson) is the inside story of the SWITCHED AT BIRTH family as only a mother could tell it. In her memoir, Kathryn reveals the surprising and intimate layers of her story—from the private details of the switched-at-birth revelation to all that occurs in its aftermath, including Regina and Daphne's move into the Kennish household. In the wake of this immense shift, secrets and previously unexamined issues from Kathryn's and her family's past surface as they are forced to reexamine everything they assumed about what makes a family a family. The book, like the show, touches on themes that any family who has ever felt different or “not normal” will recognize and appreciate.

SWITCHED AT BIRTH won a Television Critics Association Award and Imagen Award this year and  has been honored with AFTRA’s (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) American Scene “Crystal” Award®”, the Producers Guild of America George Sunga Award and a Gracie Award.

The series also stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano (GILMORE GIRLS) as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie (GEORGE LOPEZ) as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) as John Kennish; Lea Thompson (Back to the Future) as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel (High School Musical) as Toby Kennish; and Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe with guest star Gilles Marini (DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL-STARS) as Angelo Sorrento.

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