My new play, “No Mean City: Baltimore 1966,” will open in March for a run of performances — including, we hope, a *weekday matinee for students — in the Meyerhoff Theater of the Baltimore Museum of Art.
A historic drama, “No Mean City” tells stories about Baltimore that have long been overshadowed by the biggest thing that happened in 1966: The Orioles beat the Dodgers four straight to win the World Series.
As if conjured in the cosmos, rather than through a major off-season trade, two men named Robinson — Brooks and Frank, one white, the other Black — led the Orioles to their first world championship in the midst of the civil rights era.
Meanwhile, Baltimore’s last Republican mayor, a progressive named Theodore McKeldin, dealt with rising tensions in the city as civil rights leaders faced hard opposition to their calls for racial equality.
More than a baseball story, “No Mean City” adds to our understanding of the 20th Century forces that shaped the Baltimore we know today.
Like earlier plays, the story line of “No Mean City” is enhanced with music, projected images and video. I’ll be on stage as the narrator while our gifted company of actors brings this period of Baltimore history to life.
*We are looking for a little help with sponsorship to defray the cost of a March 11th student matinee. If you can help, please get in touch at rodricksplay@gmail.com
Thank you to everyone who supported my two previous plays, “Baltimore, You Have No Idea,” and “Baltimore Docket.” The former, BYHNI, will be staged again — for a fourth time! — at the BMA in December 2026.
Tickets and more information: www.youhavenoidea.org
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