Leaf Theater, Performance venue in Quincy, United States

The Leaf Theater is a 1949 movie house in Quincy, Florida, now run by the non-profit Quincy Music Theater. The building retains its original auditorium layout, with a cry room and a separate entrance once used by Black patrons before desegregation. It hosts live musical theatre and educational events.

The Leaf Theater was built in 1949 and named for the economic impact of shade tobacco on the Quincy community. Roy Rogers hosted the grand opening of the movie house, which had air conditioning, a cry room and a separate entrance for blacks before desegregation. It closed in 1980 amid competition from multiplexes; in 1983 the building was bought and donated to the Quincy Music Theatre group, which restored it with a preservation grant, local funds and private gifts.

The name honors shade tobacco, grown under cloth canopies in Gadsden County and central to Quincy's economy when the theater opened in 1949. The crop's local importance is also why the building carries the Leaf name rather than a family or street name.

The venue can be visited during performance times, with scheduling varying according to the events calendar. It helps to check the program in advance to find out ticket availability and specific show times.

The Leaf's 1949 opening was hosted by Roy Rogers, the singing cowboy and western film star. The building was named for shade tobacco, the crop whose economy funded Quincy at the time. It also had a cry room and a separate entrance for Black patrons before desegregation.