Built as a movie theater in the contemporary style of the period, the off-set lobby is a result of having to make the theatre fit the size of the lot. The theatre was named “The Leaf” after the cigar wrapper tobacco that was grown here, and the color scheme of pastel green and tobacco brown is a tribute to the leaf. After the theatre closed in 1980, the fledgling Quincy Music Theatre realized the need for a home. In 1983, three benefactors purchased The Leaf and gave it to the Quincy Music Theatre. Restoration funding was secured through a preservation grant and local funding from private gifts. A state of the art revolving stage is an outstanding feature. The theatre serves as a performing arts center with scheduled performances each season. Talent and creativity are discovered, encouraged, and developed at the popular month long summer camps offered for children and teenagers.