Theatre 7 Decatur's Community Theater

History:

Theatre 7 started as a spin off from another Decatur theatrical group called "Town and Gown." It was directed by Gerald Michel, a Millikin University theatre director, who preferred doing the classics. A number of members of this group wanted to do more commercial material and, after a rehearsal one night, discussed starting a new theatre group. In December 1963, approximately thirty people organized what would become Theatre 7.