Written by: James Sweeney and Matt Tanzosh
Directed and designed by: James Sweeney, Matt Tanzosh and Ben Fletcher

Inspired in style by Victorian-era “drawing room” plays, this absurd play-within-a-play finds its actors in an Agatha Christie-esque whodunnit so extreme and unhinged that they begin hijacking it from the inside.

 

Cast

Matt Tanzosh - Lord Finnington Bus, Matt
Ben Fletcher - The Vicar, Ben
James Sweeney - The Chambermaid, The Butler, Vicar’s Nephew, The Constable, Moira, James

James Sweeney (writer, director, actor) is a comedian and writer from New Hampshire. He met Matt and Ben as students at Hofstra University, where the three of them spent much of college writing for their campus humor magazine and performing comedy together. After college, Matt and James worked together at the SoHo Playhouse, forcing them to engage with theater and performance in a more profound way than they ever imagined. The three friends have continued to write and perform together a decade later, and now James has fulfilled a longtime goal of putting them all in a play that’s ostensibly about England.

Matt Tanzosh (Writer, Director, Actor) Is a comedian and writer that is sometimes asked to act in people’s things. Born in the East Village, he spent his time as a teenager hitting the open mics in the neighborhood. He found his creative community in the artistic scene surrounding the Tuesday mic at the Under St. Mark’s theater, where he currently works the door. Matt left for college at 17, where he met James and Ben writing for Nonsense, the campus humor magazine, and developed the original character Lord Finnington Bus, a charming and magnanimous investigator who ALWAYS gets his man! Matt is very excited to see what James has done with his beloved alter ego. Post graduation Matt has continued performing in the city, including opening for Gary Gulman, and acting in the plays of Roman Primativo Albert. Matt currently hosts and produces shows at the Soho Playhouse, including The Thursday Night Open Mic and Rap Roulette.

Ben Fletcher is a Queens based actor/writer/director/stand up comic/eligible bachelor originally from Pflugerville, Texas. He met Matt and James upon joining Nonsense Humor Magazine while attending Hofstra University, where they all instantly decided to be silly together forever. Outside of standup, he is most known for his accomplishments and innovations in the world of Guitar Hero, where he is self proclaimed “At Least Top 30 Active Players In The City, Probably”. He can be found power walking with gumption around the city, loitering at most bar pool tables, and passionately defending the Denver Nuggets on the internet.