Looking back on 2009, self realizes in some amazement that — Holy Cow! She did get to see quite a lot of movies, plays, and new TV shows! Early in the year, she saw “Desire Under the Elms” at the Goodman Theater and “The Tempest” at Steppenwolf, in Chicago. In the summer, she and son and hubby made the trek to Orinda to see Cal Shakes’ wonderful production of “A Midsummer Nights Dream.” Self is sure she is forgetting someone/something, but anyhoo, here’s the list of the actors and actresses who rocked her world (Can she include a non-actress? Then self would like to name Sarah Gambito, who self read with at the Bayanihan Community Center. OMG, she is amazing):
- Matthew Amendt (the Guthrie’s production of “Henry V”)
- Moon Bloodgood (“Terminator: Salvation”)
- Eliza Dushku (“Dollhouse“)
- Brian Geraghty (“The Hurt Locker”)
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt (“500 Days of Summer”)
- Carla Gugino (“Desire Under the Elms” — Self saw it at the Goodman in Chicago)
- Woody Harrelson (“Zombieland”)
- Rhys Ifans (“Pirate Radio”)
- Alice Krige (“Skin”)
- Diane Kruger (“Inglourious Basterds”)
- David Letterman (being himself)
- Bill Nighy (“Pirate Radio”)
- Leonard Nimoy (“Star Trek”)
- Ed Norton (very bit part in “The Invention of Lying” — but still)
- Sophie Okonedo (“Skin”)
- Zach Quinto (“Star Trek”)
- Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker”)
- Sam Rockwell (“Moon”)
- Winona Ryder (“Star Trek”)
- Pablo Schreiber (“Desire Under the Elms”)
- Philip Seymour Hoffman (“Pirate Radio”)
- Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds”)
- Tom Wisdom (“Pirate Radio”)
- Sam Worthington (“Terminator: Salvation”)
and, last but not least:
the entire cast of Cal Shakes’ “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” !!!
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