Sossy Mechanics

Sossy Mechanics

Fresh off of a hugely successful run at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Trick Boxing is an innovative, fast-paced, heart-warming show that engages audiences for every second of the ninety-minute production.

From New York to London, critics have called it “a beautiful piece of comic storytelling performed with infectious charm,” “the best show I have seen”, "brilliantly, cleverly funny", “a sweet little love story from a bygone era", and the show that “sends the audience…out of the theater with a spring in their step.” Beyond the bounds of traditional theater, dance and comedy, Trick Boxing is a "dance-ical" for all ages, bringing the style of vintage movies to the stage through multiple characterizations, rapid-fire dialogue, and high-energy dances.

Sossy Mechanics combines the energetic and charismatic styles of Brian Sostek and Megan McClellan, whose whimsical sensibilities and exacting standards have earned them an award-winning reputation for creating “clear, brilliant storytelling,” dances that “recall Fred and Ginger at their most playful” and “magic out of just about nothing.”

"The best show I have seen, 'Trick Boxing', a screwball play about crime and boxing that features rapid-fire dialogue and bursts of whimsy". -— New York Times

“It’s impossible to resist the feel-good brand of dance and humor, drama and love that this talented couple pours into their production."— Minnesota Monthly

"...brilliantly, cleverly funny. ‘Trick Boxing’ is a uniquely lovely blending of genres and dramatic tones that make a wonderful, touching, spine-tinglingly captivating piece of storytelling, which doesn't merely warm the cockles of your heart, it flambés them."— The Scotsman

"Crisp and clean, this show is a well-paced delight from beginning to end. McClellan and Sostek's physical work is amazing. The intricate paddycake-rhyme-to-dance-boxing-training routine that speeds up three times will knock you out.” ---nytheatre.com

"Working with . . . Sossy [Mechanics] was a great experience, following their sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Their run at the Blue Elephant in London was electrifying, attracting rave reviews from The Observer and other press. I am 100% sure their future shows will be both successful and great." -- Artistic Director, The Blue Elephant Theatre, London