CONSTANCE MARIE OF "SWITCHED AT BIRTH" AND MAIA MITCHELL OF "THE FOSTERS" TO PARTICIPATE IN LIVE CHATS VIA TWITTER DURING ALL-NEW EPISODES OF ABC FAMILY'S MONDAY NIGHT DRAMAS, MONDAY, JULY 1

Twitter Chats to Take Place Live During the East Coast Feeds Starting at 8:00PM ET / 5:00PM PT

Burbank, CA (July 1, 2013) - "Switched at Birth" star Constance Marie and Maia Mitchell of "The Fosters" will participate in live chats via Twitter during the East Coast feeds of their series' all-new episodes airing on Monday, July 1st on ABC Family.

Constance Marie will chat live during the East Coast feed of an all-new episode of "Switched at Birth," airing on Monday, July 1st, 8:00PM - 9:00PM ET/5:00PM - 6:00PM PT. Fans should tweet to Constance at @goconstance to ask their questions and should include the hashtag #SwitchedAtBirthChat in their tweets.

Constance plays Regina Vasquez on "Switched at Birth." In the episode airing July 1st, the politics of being a senator's wife are put to the test when Kathryn has an uncomfortable encounter. Daphne is getting mixed signals from Jace and Bay learns more about Mary Beth and Ty. Meanwhile, Angelo joins the country club and Regina starts a new job.

Maia Mitchell of "The Fosters" will participate in a live Twitter chat during the East Coast feed of the series airing on Monday, July 1st, 9:00PM - 10:00PM ET/6:00PM - 7:00PM PT. Fans are invited to ask Maia their questions by tweeting to her Twitter handle @MaiaMitchell and should include the hashtag #TheFostersChat in their tweets.

Maia stars as foster teen Callie in "The Fosters." She can also be seen starring in the upcoming Disney Channel original movie "Teen Beach Movie." In the episode titled "The Morning After," Callie gets closer to Wyatt but Brandon has serious reservations about Callie dating a "bad boy." Things between Jesus and Lexi get hot and heavy and they are forced to face the possible consequences of their actions. Meanwhile, Stef and Lena learn that two of their close friends, Kelly and Jenna, are having major relationship trouble and it causes them to look at the lack of romance in their own lives. Kelly and Jenna's hip and educated son, Garret (played by real life slam poet Noah St. John), catches Mariana's eye and she becomes desperate to fit in with his cool, edgy crowd. Jude is bullied at school for being different.

Summary:

8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT - Constance Marie of "Switched at Birth" - @goconstance #SwitchedAtBirthChat

9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT - Maia Mitchell of "The Fosters" - @MaiaMitchell #TheFostersChat

"Switched at Birth" is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss ("Blue Crush"), Paul Stupin ("Make It or Break It"), Becky Hartman Edwards ("Parenthood") and John Ziffren ("Melissa & Joey," "Make It or Break It"). The series 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," "Caroline in the City") as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel ("High School Musical") as Toby Kennish; Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe; and Gilles Marini ("Brothers and Sisters") as Angelo Sorrento with guest star Marlee Matlin ("The West Wing").

"The Fosters" is from executive producer Jennifer Lopez, ("American Idol," "What to Expect When You're Expecting," "The Back-Up Plan") and created by Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige ("Queer As Folk"), who also serve as writers and executive producers, "The Fosters" stars Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Jake T. Austin, Hayden Byerly, David Lambert, Maia Mitchell, Danny Nucci and Cierra Ramirez. Joanna Johnson ("Make it or Break it"), Elaine Goldsmith Thomas, Benny Medina and Greg Gugliotta also serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Nuyorican Productions, Inc., and Prodco, Inc.

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