“I don’t go for woowoo freakystuff. I mean, HELLO, I’m from New Jersey. But in 2019, a series of "follow-signs" pointing to a major global event decades ago pulled me to Scotland. I expected a somber solo pilgrimage but found the true meaning of ‘community.’ With some singing, evil nuns thrown in for good measure. Because I’m from New Jersey.”

By turns moving, funny, hopeful and enlightening, IMPACT follows a jaded comedy writer on a journey to Lockerbie 30 years after the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Five of the 35 college students aboard had been Engelhardt’s classmates at Syracuse University Told through the lens of memory, music and multimedia, Engelhardt’s uplifting show celebrates the power of kindness amid great tragedy.

IMPACT won the Jury Prize for Best Score at the National Women’s Theatre Festival and enjoyed a stellar run at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe.