The Melba since 1939 · Downtown Batesville
The magic of the lone screen
A grand 1870 building, reborn in 1939 as Arkansas's first Cinemascope theater — one lone screen, and a whole town's worth of memories.
Now Showing
Moana
Through Thursday, July 30 · Adults $10 · Children/Seniors/Military $8
Tuesday – Sunday · Closed Mondays
Adults$10
Children · Seniors · Active Military$8
Super Saver Tuesday: $5 tickets for all ages.
115 W Main St, Batesville
1870
Building built
1939
Became the Melba
Tue $5
Super Saver Tuesday
1
Grand screen
Our Story
A lifelong love, restored.
Adam Curtwright's first job was at the Melba. Decades later, he couldn't shake the pull of the lone screen.
Together with his wife Mandi and Joe and Janelle Shell, they pulled together $500,000, spent a year restoring the theater, and reopened it in August 2016.
"This is not a money deal for us. We love this theater, and we want it to be a part of our community for a really long time."
Be Part of the Melba
Save my seat.
Celebrate family, friends, a business, or the memory of a loved one by naming a seat in the historic Melba. Your brass plaque stays for the life of the seat.
