Ritz Theater

Ritz Theater Historic Ritz Theater The original Rockville Opera House was built in 1883 and was sold to a company in 1907. See you at the Ritz.
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This transaction resulted in the loss of a theater for the town of Rockville. In 1912, a group of men decided to build a new opera house, naming the building “The New Rockville Opera House.” It had a seating capacity of 700. The Rockville Opera House Company operated until August of 1925. Motion Picture equipment was installed in 1929. “Pollyanna” was the first movie shown and over 1,000 patrons

attended the movie. Admissions prices at this time were 10-15 cents for children and 20-25 cents for adults depending on the day the movie was attended. The theater underwent structural changes when it was sold to the Carey & Alexander theater chain in 1937. The principle architectural changes involved the entire building in varying degrees. The ticket booth was moved from the street to the current location it is today. Carey and Alexander owned several theaters and drive-ins throughout central Indiana. They operated the theater until the spring of 1969, after changing the Rockville Opera House name to The Ritz. The Parke County Chamber of Commerce purchased the Ritz on June 10, 1969. A major remodeling of the building took place in 1975. This face lift restored the building to a 1890s look. The Chamber sold the Ritz Theater to Parke Players in 1998. Parke Players is a not-for-profit organization that owns and runs the theater to this day. We are open and operating with first run movies and live stage productions throughout the year. Please visit our website at www.historicritztheater.com or come visit us as 201 W Ohio Street Rockville, IN. Visit our Parke Players page to see what is happening on the stage here at the Ritz Theater.

06/14/2026
06/12/2026

Backstage with the cast of Broadway at the Ritz! 🎶🎤🎭

THIS WEEKEND ONLY! The Parke Players presents TWO live shows- Broadway at the Ritz Fri & Sat at 7PM; Cinderella (youth e...
06/11/2026

THIS WEEKEND ONLY! The Parke Players presents TWO live shows-
Broadway at the Ritz Fri & Sat at 7PM;
Cinderella (youth edition) Sun at 2PM and 7PM. 🎭 Get your tickets at the door or online here!👇
Historicritztheater.com/ticketsales

06/10/2026

Due to technical issues, we will be cancelling tonight's movie (Wed, 6/10). We apologize for the inconvenience!😢

06/03/2026

The Parke Players kids are so excited to share their very own production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Youth Edition)!💎 Mark your calendars for SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH- ticket info coming soon!😍

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210 W Ohio Street
Rockville, IN
47872

Opening Hours

Wednesday 6pm - 9pm
Friday 6pm - 10pm
Saturday 6pm - 10pm
Sunday 3pm - 6pm

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+17655697529

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