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While the city cheered a championship team led by the great Robinsons, Frank and Brooks, racial tensions were heating up, challenging a progressive Republican mayor, Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin, to keep peace in his last hurrah at City Hall. “No Mean City: Baltimore 1966,” is on stage in the Meyerhoff Theater of the Baltimore Museum of Art, March 2026.
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March 5-15, 2026: A New Play by Baltimore Columnist Dan Rodricks
Longtime columnist Dan Rodricks completes his trilogy of plays about Baltimore with a historic drama set in 1966, the year the Baltimore Orioles won their first American League pennant and World Series.
Performances
Thu, Mar 5 at 7:30 pm
Sat, Mar 7 at 2:00 pm ← SOLD OUT
Sat, Mar 7 at 7:30 pm ← SOLD OUT
Sun, Mar 8 at 2:00 pm ← SOLD OUT
Wed, Mar 11 at 7:30 pm
Thu, Mar 12 at 7:30 pm
Sat, Mar 14 at 2:00 pm ← SOLD OUT
Sun, Mar 15 at 2:00 pm← SOLD OUT
Theater Location
Baltimore Museum of Art’s Meyerhoff Auditorium
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Support the Baltimore Museum of Art. While the BMA brings art to Baltimore, Dan Rodricks brings Baltimore stories to life on stage at the BMA’s Meyerhoff Auditorium. Learn how you can support the BMA with a membership at artbma.org.
Returning in December 2026!
Baltimore, You Have No Idea
You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll sigh. Dan Rodricks’ first play is back for its fourth run with new scenes and the audience favorite Christmas story. “Baltimore, You Have No Idea” is based on Dan’s more than 45 years as a columnist for The Sun. These are stories from the hard streets and sweet spots of Baltimore, vividly brought to life on stage. Equally touching, emotional and hilarious, this show is a big hit with audiences and has previously sold out every performance.
December 9-13, 2026 for six performances!
Best Playwright: Dan Rodricks
Baltimore Magazine’s Best of Baltimore, 2024
“Just because you can write a column doesn’t mean you can write a play, let alone act in one. Well, turns out the Baltimore Sun’s longtime columnist Dan Rodricks can do it all” with the playwright presiding over the proceedings “like some larger-than-life Jimmy Breslin.”
Audience Response to “Baltimore, You Have No Idea”
“I LOVED ‘Baltimore, You Have No Idea’! You are a consummate performer and storyteller. Your deep love of Baltimore in all its glory shines through.”
— Vincent M. Lancisi, Founder, Artistic Director, Everyman Theatre
“Vintage Dan Rodricks — funny, poignant, important.”
— Mike Ricigliano (Ricig the cartoonist)
“Dan Rodricks’ love letter to his adopted city.”
— Max Garner, MD Theatre Guide Review
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