ArtReach History

ArtReach Touring Theatre was founded by Kathryn Schultz Miller and Barry Miller in 1976. At that time, the company was an innovation in the arts community: a professional theater for young audiences focused on touring to schools throughout the region. ArtReach was named Best New Children's Theatre in the United States by the Children's Theatre Association of America in 1983.

In December of 1996, the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati-based ArtReach elected to merge operations with Theatre IV, a well-respected Virginia competitor in national touring that had been working on a parallel track for two decades. With business operations shared between the Cincinnati and Richmond offices, the organization regularly toured throughout 33 states plus the District of Columbia, with performances serving more than 1.4 million school children each year. The Cincinnati branch alone served 135,000 students per year, with productions for children pre-K through 12th grade.

ArtReach merged with The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati in 2005.

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