Muse Machine

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Muse Machine is an American arts education organization based in Dayton, Ohio, serving 77,000 students and 600 teachers across 13 different southwestern Ohio counties.{{cite news |last1=Florence Jr. |first1=Russell |title=Muse Machine gets $30K grant from AES Ohio Foundation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1040201653/ |access-date=27 May 2024 |work=Newspapers.com |publisher=Dayton Daily News |date=17 Feb 2024 |page=B4 |language=en}} Founded in 1982 by Suzanne Murray Bassani,{{cite news |last1=Dietz Krebs |first1=Betty |title=Arts program casts eye to youth |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/405958656/ |access-date=27 May 2024 |work=Newspapers.com |publisher=Dayton Daily News |date=8 Jan 1982 |page=25 |language=en}} the organization has produced many annual musicals and summer concerts, where students participate on stage, backstage, and in the orchestra.{{Cite news| first=Alex| last=Stuckey| title=Muse Machine to take audiences ‘Into the Woods’ with production| url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/community/oakwood/muse-machine-to-take-audiences-into-the-woods-with-production-1041811.html | work= | publisher=Dayton Daily News | date=2010-12-30 | accessdate=2011-04-13}} Bassani, a stage actress and festival organizer who had lived 18 years in Italy, established the organization after moving to Dayton, with help from locals Jean Woodhull and Frances Sullivan.

Muse Machine's first stage production was the play Once in a Lifetime, put on by Mountview Theatre School students who transported their production (and director) from London to the Victory Theater in Dayton.{{cite news |last1=Lipper |first1=Hal |title=Transatlantic play due for Victory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/405951793/ |access-date=27 May 2024 |work=Newspapers.com |publisher=Dayton Daily News |date=26 Jan 1982 |page=1 |language=en}}

A 501(c)(3) non-profit, in tax year 2022, Muse Machine had total revenues of $1.2 million and program service expenses of over $660,000, and net assets of nearly $6 million, under executive director, Ruth Reveal.[https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2022/311/028/2022-311028673-202340809349300804-9.pdf 2022 Form 990], as found on GuideStar. The approach of the organization is to engage students through arts-integrated classroom instruction, interactive workshops, and professional development for teachers.