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Soap Stars Move To BEACON HILL

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A slew of familiar faces are starring in the new Web series BEACON HILL, including Sarah Brown (ex-Claudia, GENERAL HOSPITAL; ex-Agnes, THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL) Alicia Minshew (Kendall, ALL MY CHILDREN), and Crystal Chappell (Dani, B&B; Olivia, GUIDING LIGHT) The serial, filmed on location in Boston, was co-created by Jessica Hill and her wife Linda, who is the chief executive officer of Bella Books, a publisher of lesbian fiction.

“BEACON HILL is a political drama set in Boston,” Jessica tells Soaps In Depth. “Alicia and Sarah are our two leads, and they play the daughters of two political families in Boston. One’s Republican and the other is Democrat. Alicia’s character, Sara, and Sarah’s character, Katherine, were together [romantically] and they broke up. Our story starts six years later when Sara’s grandfather, played by Ron Raines [Carl, OLTL; Alan, GL], has a stroke. Sara, who’s living in New York, comes back to Boston and you see dynamics between her family and Katherine start to develop.”

The rest of the cast — which reads like a Who’s Who of daytime — includes Scott Bryce (Craig, ATWT), Ricky Paull Goldin (Jesse, B&B; Gus, GL), Louise Sorel (ex-Vivian, DAYS), Tina Sloan (Lillian, GL), John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex, OLTL), Jessica Morris (Jen, OLTL), and Melissa Archer (Natalie, OLTL). Also in the cast is newcomer Rebecca Mozo.

BEACON HILL is produced by Bella Productions, the sister company of Bella Books, in association with Chappell’s production company, Open Book Productions. Goldin and Emmy-winning actress Hillary B. Smith (Nora, OLTL; Margo, ATWT) serve as producers on the show.

Chappell, who has helmed Web series VENICE and THE GROVE, plays Claire, Sara’s mother. How did that work, since there’s less than a decade between the two actresses? “I age myself,” Chappell confides. “I went without makeup and I wear my hair severely — it’s in a twist and high up on top. It’s a fun character to play. Claire’s husband is gone. My feeling is he couldn’t tolerate her family.

“BEACON HILL is a very different show,” Chappell adds. “It’s a political drama with intrigue and romance revolving around two political families. Jessica and Linda are terrific people and writers. I love working with them!”

BEACON HILL begins streaming on Wednesday, March 5. For more info, check out www.beaconhilltheseries.com

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