Grasping the slippery substance of 'Godot' by Sally Cragin
It's Boxing Day, but at the New Rep in Newton Highlands that means it's rehearsal time. The play in production is Samuel Beckett's immortal ''Waiting for Godot,'' which begins previews on Wednesday. Acclaimed Broadway and film actor Austin Pendleton, who plays Vladimir, wears a faded checkered shirt with the tails hanging out.