Alec Baldwin & Laurie Metcalf Lead ALL MY SONS, Beginning Tonight in East Hampton

The John Drew Theater at Guild Hall in East Hampton presents Arthur Miller's award-winning American classic All My Sons starring Alec Baldwin and Laurie Metcalf and directed by Stephen Hamilton. The play will run Tuesdays through Sundays, tonight, June 9, through June 28, and is produced by Guild Hall in association with Roy Furman and Ellen Myers.

All My Sons focuses on the aftermath of World War II. Two families struggle to come to terms with the brutal reality of what they have lost and gained. The confrontations that ensue lead to the uncovering of a shameful family secret. Provocative and heart-breaking, All My Sons is a compelling story of love, guilt and the corrupting power of greed that still resonates today.

All My Sons first opened on Broadway in January 1947 and ran for a staggering 328 performances starring Ed Begley, Beth Miller, Arthur Kennedy, and Karl Malden. Directed by Elia Kazan, to whom it is dedicated, the production won the Tony Award for Best Authored Play and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, famously beating Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh.

The play was the first great success of Arthur Miller's influential career and the play that launched him into being acknowledged as one of the leading dramatists of the Twentieth Century. With a career that spanned over 50 years, Miller's probing dramas, which include Death of a Salesman, The Crucible and A View from the Bridge, transformed the American stage with what proved to be the conscience of that period.

All My Sons was the main reason why Arthur Miller was called to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee during the 1950s. The play questioned the American Dream at a time when the country was gripped by anti-communist hysteria. Miller sent a copy of the play to Kazan, a former member of the Communist Party who shared Miller's left-wing views. However, their relationship was destroyed when Kazan notoriously and unapologetically named names of suspected Communists to the House Un-American Activities Committee.

The play previews tonight through Friday June 9, 10, 11, 12 at 8pm and opens on Saturday June 13 at 7pm. It runs Tuesdays through Sundays at 8pm, except for a matinee on Sunday June 28th at 3pm. There is no performance on Wednesday, June 17.

Alec Baldwin is a graduate of New York University (BFA-Tisch, 94) and was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from NYU in 2010. He last appeared on stage in the 2013 Broadway revival of Lyle Kessler's ORPHANS. 2010 Guild Hall (East Hampton) production of Peter Shaffer's EQUUS, directed by Tony Walton. Other stage includes the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2006 production of Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr. Sloane, directed by Scott Ellis. Loot (Broadway-1986; Theatre World Award), Caryl Churchill's Serious Money (Broadway-1988), Prelude to a Kiss (Circle Rep.- 1990; Obie Award), A Street Car Named Desire (Broadway-1992; Tony nomination), Macbeth (NYSF-1998), The Twentieth Century (Roundabout-2004), Equus (Guild Hall-East Hampton - 2010). (Also The Hartman in Stamford, Williamstown, Bay Street)

Baldwin has appeared in over fifty films, including Beetle Juice, Working Girl, Miami Blues, The Hunt for Red October, Glengarry Glen Ross, Malice, The Juror, The Edge, Ghosts of Mississippi, State and Main, The Cat in the Hat, The Cooler (National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor, Oscar nomination), The Aviator, The Departed, It's Complicated, Blue Jasmine, and Still Alice among many others.??On television Baldwin starred with Tina Fey on NBC's "30 Rock", winner of the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. Baldwin has received seven SAG Awards, three Golden Globes, the Television Critics Award and two Emmy awards as Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance on the show. In 2011, Alec received his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

His company, El Dorado Pictures, has produced several projects including NUREMBERG: INFAMY ON TRIAL for TNT television (Emmy nomination), The Confession for Showtime (WGA award for best adapted screenplay) and David Mamet's film, State and Main.? Alec Baldwin is also a dedicated supporter of numerous causes related to public policy and the arts. He serves on the boards of People For The American Way, The Hamptons International Film Festival, The Roundabout Theatre and Guild Hall of East Hampton. He is an active supporter of The Radiation and Public Health Project, East Hampton Day Care Center, The Actors Fund, The Public Theatre/New York Shakespeare Festival, People for the Ethical treatment of Animals and The Water Keeper Alliance, among many others.

Baldwin's book, A PROMISE TO OURSELVES (St. Martin's Press) was published in paperback in the Fall of 2009. He is also the radio announcer for the New York Philharmonic. Baldwin has two daughters, Ireland Elliese Baldwin and Carmen Gabriela Baldwin. He is married to Hilaria Thomas Baldwin.

Laurie Metcalf is an original member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company, now in its 40th season. She was last seen in Domesticated at Lincoln Theater Center, The Other Place at MTC and Long Day's Journey Into Night at the Apollo Theater in London. During her career, she has had the pleasure of working in productions by amazing playwrights including Martin McDonagh, Terrence McNally, Bruce Norris, Lanford Wilson, Don DiLillo, Caryl Churchill, Willy Russell, Alexandra Gersten, Edward Albee, Beth Henley, Sharr White, Michael Weller, George Bernard Shaw, Tom Stoppard, Garry Marshall, Kaufman and Hart, Sam Shepard, Alan Ayckbourn, Tennessee Williams, Harold Pinter, Jane Anderson, Arthur Miller, David Mamet, Neil Simon and Eugene O'Neill. She received 3 Emmy Awards for her work in the TV series, Roseanne. Films include Desperately Seeking Susan, Leaving Las Vegas, Toy Story, JFK, Internal Affairs and Uncle Buck. In July, she will film season 3 of the HBO series, Getting On.