An enemy privateer’s ship doctor, refusing to give his name but only as “LeBaron”, is shipwrecked off Plymouth Colony, forcing himself, and the community to decide if fear or mercy will decide their future. Before they can discover who “LeBaron” truly is, they must first decide who they are to become.

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C. Douglas Engh is the creator of Comes a Stranger, an original historical musical exploring fear, mercy, and the courage to see one another as fully human. His work combines careful historical research with emotionally grounded storytelling, inviting modern audiences to encounter familiar questions through the lives of those who first wrestled with them.

Original Songs that drive the story and reveal the hearts of a community learning to build something stronger than fear.

• “No Land Will Claim Me” (exile)

• “Let Us Begin” (transformation)

• Let the Hill Decide” (community transformation)