Following the recent trend of major Hollywood actors stepping onto the stage, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are taking on the roles of Estragon and Vladimir in Jamie Lloyd’s production of Waiting for Godot. Their offstage friendship only heightens anticipation, as audiences are eager to see how their natural chemistry translates to the absurd world created by Samuel Beckett. “Normally, you have to discover that kind of rhythm in rehearsal,” Lloyd says of the pair. “[They] were just getting that instantly.” —Jeanne Malle