such nobility and grace that we genuinely understand their beginnings and sincerely hope for their ends. The O'Neill Theater Conference Semi-Finalist is a masterwork moving and crisscrossing the four characters into and out of each other's prism and purpose like good soldiers. The hug in the title refers to the human warmth and love that Amelia has been desperately yearning for since her childhood when she attended foster home after foster home, and is contemplating sharing with Ben, a co-worker who has shown great interest in her. Her journey to that acceptance, self-love and understanding is brilliantly chronicled by Ramsburg..." atthetheatrewithradomirluza.com ¿