'Alec Baldwin in Conversation' at Nyack High School to Benefit ArtsRock

After three years, Alec Baldwin returns to Rockland County, rejoining Elliott Forrest in a lively evening of conversation. They will discuss Mr. Baldwin's life and award winning career. Nyack High School students will participate in a special Q&A about the craft of acting and a life in show business. 

The event will take place 7:30pm, March 19, 2011 at the Nyack High School Auditorium (360 Christian Herald Road, Nyack, NY 10960).In 1998, Baldwin played the title role in Macbeth at The Public Theater alongside Angela Bassett and Liev Schreiber. The production was directed by George C. Wolfe. In 2004, Baldwin starred in a revival of Twentieth Century with Anne Heche. In 2005 he appeared in a concert version of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific at Carnegie Hall. He starred as Luther Billis, alongside Reba McEntire as Nellie and Brian Stokes Mitchell as Emile. The production was taped and telecast for PBS. In 2006, Baldwin made theater news in Roundabout Theatre Company's Off-Broadway revival of Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr. Sloane.

Baldwin has appeared in numerous Hollywood films including Beetlejuice, The Hunt for Red October, and Martin Scorsese's The Aviator and The Departed. He was nominated for the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in the 2003 film The Cooler. Currently, he appears as Jack Donaghy on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, a role for which he has won two Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Arts Angels is the umbrella organization that supports visual, music, and dramatic arts in Nyack Public Schools by enhancing programs including offsetting costs of Theater Productions, travel to student competitions and events, and artist-in-residency workshops.

For more information about the event, visit the official ArtsRock listing.