Rufus is a public historian + conversational internet theater artist based on Deer Isle, Maine. Rufus traces his coaching, teaching, and learning lineages backward through the Salt Institute for Storytelling in Portland, Maine (Writing/Multimedia Storytelling, Fall 2013), Oberlin College (Comparative American Studies, 2009), St. Paul's School (2004), and Mount Desert Elementary School (2000). More recently, Rufus has been fishing out of Stonington aboard F/V Nightingale, with Ben Robbins (Alvah) (2017-2020) and F/V Emma and Andrew, with Ben Weed and Doug Hansen (2021) after a brief stint as a coffee-roaster (@44northcoffee,2016-2017), high-school basketball coach (2016-2017), and Harbormaster (2021).
Laura is a choreographer / performer / filmmaker / arts administrator. She is a classically trained dancer who often creates outdoor performances in public space or non-traditional dance venues, as well as short films, and multimedia theater. Prior to moving to New York in 2007, Laura was a member of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and danced on a cruise ship. In NYC she has performed at 3LD Art & Technology Center, Abrons Arts Center, The Tank, and The Kraine. She works individually and is currently in collaborations with theater director/new media designer Reid Farrington, writer/performer Rufus MK Nicoll, and director/visual artist Deville Cohen. Laura has also worked with artists, organizations, and festivals as an administrator offering marketing, communications, and producing support since 2008.