638: An Uncommonly Comical Review of an Accidental Assassination Attempt of Fidel Castro at The Actors Company

1963, Havana. At a ritzy engagement party, a desperate father attempts to protect his family by marrying his daughter off to a high-level member of the regime, but when Fidel Castro himself makes a surprise appearance and a series of events inadvertently lead to his death, the father must don the beard and pose as the dictator for the evening in order to keep the blame off his family. 

Throughout his life, there were approximately 638 assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. In this farce, a fourth wall breaking narrator guides us through one fictional attempt in the spring of 1963, replete with slamming doors, slapstick schemes, miscommunications, raging hormones, and even a drink switcheroo. 

Featuring a stellar all Latine ensemble cast, including Jose Maestas, Gerry Tonella, Gregory Santos, Alison Segura, Tori Castillo, Eric Solis, Jair Bula, Janine Granda, Zachary Izquierdo, and Jennifer Quiros. Also, featuring an all Latine creative team including Cuban-American director Elizabeth Excaliber, Puerto Rican writer Edward G. Excaliber (NBC’s Writers on the Verge; National Hispanic Media Coalition’s Writing Program), Cuban-American producer Katherine Paez Froehlich, and Cuban-American costume designer Jacqueline Martinez (Marvel Studios; Apple TV; Disney Plus; Paramount).