This week I want to discuss the 2016 Trustus Theatre Playwright Festival Award Winner, Anatomy of a Hug, which begins tonight! Anatomy of a Hug was written by Kat Ramsburg and tonight’s performance will be its world premiere. Starring in the play are four actors and marks the return debut of my son, Patrick Kelly, who grew up learning his craft at Trustus Theatre. He has now returned to take a job teaching at Midlands Tech, and his wife, Martha, is in a similar capacity at Ridgeview High School. Needless to say, we are deliriously happy to have them back in Columbia, and I believe that you will see that they will add even more value to a very vibrant Columbia scene.

Trustus.org sums up the play as follows:

“Anatomy of a Hug explores what happens when a convict, Iris, receives Compassionate Release from her prison sentence into her daughter Amelia’s care. A lifetime of living through beloved TV characters doesn’t prepare Amelia for the actual drama of her mother’s return or the advances of a charming co-worker, Ben. The ticking clock of her mother’s illness means Amelia must decide if her fictional life is safer than the possibility of her own story.”

However, there are no words to capture the powerful performance and message this production conveys to its audience. For first class theatre entertainment right here in Columbia, visit the Trustus Theatre! Anatomy of a Hug will be running until August  27th!

Break a leg, Patrick!