It's 2 p.m. on a weekday. Where are you? Your seat in Econ. 11 has been vacant all semester. Why? Because "Passions" is on, and you just have to know what is going to happen today to the denizens of Harmony. It's your dirty little secret.
"Passions" is a soap opera for the 21st century. It takes the standard soap opera setting (an idyllic small town) and story lines (love affairs and evil twins) but with a twist – and a witch. While traditional soap operas focus on characters and their relationships, "Passions'" trademark is its imaginative, and often farfetched, story lines. It is "As the World Turns" meets "The X-Files."
The Hatchet chatted with two of the show's stars, Tracey Ross and Charles Divins, while they were in the District last week appearing at The Taste of D.C. food festival.
Both actors said they are happy to be working on such an unconventional soap opera, but Ross noted some disadvantages.
"I am jealous of the other shows sometimes because they deal with relationships more. And as actors they can deal with reality more," she said. "We have to deal with how to respond to demons and such. We are in an alternate world that is kind of like Earth. You want to stay real, but there are times when you can't."
Ross plays Eve Russell, a doctor with a mysterious past. Divins plays Chad Harris, a newcomer who has an equally mysterious past. In fact, Eve might be Chad's biological mother, even though Chad is in love with Eve's daughter Whitney, and Eve's other daughter, Simone, is in love with Chad. And Chad's biological father might be Julian, who Eve's husband T.C. hates because Julian ruined T.C.'s professional sports career. Got all of that? Good.
Before landing his role on "Passions," Divins was a model most well-known for appearing in Tommy Hilfiger ads. He said there are challenges with every new job, but the cast has been great with helping him. While the plots are a little exaggerated, Divins views the characters and their relationships as important aspects of the show.
"Passions" is a soap opera for the 21st century. It takes the standard soap opera setting (an idyllic small town) and story lines (love affairs and evil twins) but with a twist – and a witch. While traditional soap operas focus on characters and their relationships, "Passions'" trademark is its imaginative, and often farfetched, story lines. It is "As the World Turns" meets "The X-Files."
The Hatchet chatted with two of the show's stars, Tracey Ross and Charles Divins, while they were in the District last week appearing at The Taste of D.C. food festival.
Both actors said they are happy to be working on such an unconventional soap opera, but Ross noted some disadvantages.
"I am jealous of the other shows sometimes because they deal with relationships more. And as actors they can deal with reality more," she said. "We have to deal with how to respond to demons and such. We are in an alternate world that is kind of like Earth. You want to stay real, but there are times when you can't."
Ross plays Eve Russell, a doctor with a mysterious past. Divins plays Chad Harris, a newcomer who has an equally mysterious past. In fact, Eve might be Chad's biological mother, even though Chad is in love with Eve's daughter Whitney, and Eve's other daughter, Simone, is in love with Chad. And Chad's biological father might be Julian, who Eve's husband T.C. hates because Julian ruined T.C.'s professional sports career. Got all of that? Good.
Before landing his role on "Passions," Divins was a model most well-known for appearing in Tommy Hilfiger ads. He said there are challenges with every new job, but the cast has been great with helping him. While the plots are a little exaggerated, Divins views the characters and their relationships as important aspects of the show.
