Author“Pause. Play. Be Kind. Make A Difference." These are the four pillars of Luke “Skippy” Harbur, creating thought-provoking experiences for multigenerational audiences as a full-time educator, performer, and producer. Through public speaking, beatboxing, and other skills his work celebrates authenticity and combats social isolation. Living through four near death experiences before age 30 defines his mission: nurture the kind, goofy, and critical thinking person living inside everyone. Follow @lshproductions and @musicbyskippy to watch his journey unfold, made possible by constant love and support from his family and friends!
IllustratorDestiny Davison (she/her/they) is a Minneapolis-based multi-media artist, cartoonist, and performer. Destiny’s artwork has been featured on Apple TV, Planned Parenthood, the Minnesota Star Tribune, TPT Almanac, the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA), and the Minnesota Billboard Project. She is a current member of the Twin Cities based improv troupe Blackout. She debuted her first solo show, “Dolly Who?” at the 2023 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Where the story BEGANBoots, Andy, Cats creator Luke “Skippy” Harbur was nine years old when his older cousin Chris taught him beatboxing, the art of making drum sounds with your mouth. “Boots,” “And,” “Cats,” are the fundamental spoken words to create the bass, cymbal, and snare drum featured in the art form. After 20 years of practice and performance experience, Harbur toured across Missouri state with an all ages show called “Skippy The Drum Machine,” teaching the same fundamental sounds, patterns, and music education pillars he learned as a child. Combining his professional background in performance, production, and education experience created the musical and book for Boots, Andy, Cats. Through these mediums, interdisciplinary arts shine through three characters showcasing art forms of singing, dancing, and beatboxing.