About Dan Rodricks
Three times a week from January 1979 until January 2025, Dan Rodricks wrote a column on a sprawling range of topics for The Baltimore Sun. In addition to the column, Rodricks was for many years a local radio and television host, and he was the creator and host of The Sun’s first podcast, Roughly Speaking. He is the author of three books, including “Father's Day Creek: Fly Fishing, Fatherhood and The Last Best Place on Earth” (Apprentice House 2019).
His first play, “Baltimore, You Have No Idea,” has had three runs to sell-out audiences at the Baltimore Museum of Art’s Meyerhoff Auditorium. A second play, “Baltimore Docket,” premiered in February 2024, also to sell-out audiences. Both plays are based on Rodricks’ work as a reporter and columnist for The Sun. His third play, “No Mean City: Baltimore 1966,” will have its premier run at the BMA in March 2026.
"No Mean City: Baltimore 1966"
March 5-15, 2026
Meyerhoff Theater, Baltimore Museum of Art
The final installment of Rodricks' trilogy of plays about Baltimore, “No Mean City: Baltimore 1966” is an historic drama set in 1966, the year the Baltimore Orioles won their first American League pennant and World Series. 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.
More than a baseball story, "No Mean City" adds to our understanding of the 20th Century forces that shaped the Baltimore we know today. This is a play about leaders of the past—in politics, in civil rights and sports—who pushed Baltimore and the nation to a better, more just place.
Support Student Access to Live Theater
On March 11, the production of "No Mean City: Baltimore 1966" will present a free matinee for local high school students, made possible through the generosity of community supporters. If you’re able, please consider making a contribution to help sustain this opportunity for students. Follow the link below to learn more and make a donation.