The original Lanikai Mortgage Players came together in 1960 to help pay off the mortgage on the community purchased Lanikai Park. By the 1970’s, interest in the group was waning, but hope arrived in the form of Nelson and Lucille Shreve. Nelson stepped in to create new melodramas, and Lucille began serving as the group’s resident director.

Over the years, Nelson Shreve has written over 25 original melodramas which are still being performed today.

LMP sticks to melodramas because they are the only theatre on the Island that performs them. The company puts on two shows a year, one in May and one in November. To date, the company is charging just $7 for a ticket and that includes all the popcorn you can eat!