Baltimore by Kirsten Greenidge

(13)
Productions (39)
Drama
|
90 - 95 minutes
6 W, 3 M, 
Content Notes: Adult language.
Set: Minimal. The set does call for projections, but designers can find a way to represent this element creatively. Few large set pieces are called for and the playing space is meant to be fluid.

When a racially-charged incident divides her first-year students, reluctant resident advisor Shelby finds herself in the middle of a conversation she does not want to have. As pressure to address the controversy mounts from residents, the new dean, and even her best friend, Shelby must decide if she will enter the fray or watch her community come apart at the seams. Sharp, funny, and searing, Baltimore is a timely drama about racism on college campuses.

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Play Details

When a racially-charged incident divides her first-year students, reluctant resident advisor Shelby finds herself in the middle of a conversation she does not want to have. As pressure to address the controversy mounts from residents, the new dean, and even her best friend, Shelby must decide if she will enter the fray or watch her community come apart at the seams. Sharp, funny, and searing, Baltimore is a timely drama about racism on college campuses.

  • Drama
  • |
  • 90 - 95 minutes
  • 6 W, 3 M, 
  • Content Notes: Adult language.
  • Set: Minimal. The set does call for projections, but designers can find a way to represent this element creatively. Few large set pieces are called for and the playing space is meant to be fluid.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-68069-018-7

Published Reviews

"There's a compelling urgency running through Baltimore, and the play is another demonstration of Greenidge's grasp of social nuance, along with her understanding of racial and ethnic experience and identity in all their complexity... In the diversity of its dramatis personae and in the issues that drive the play, Baltimore feels utterly contemporary."

The Boston Globe

"The play ended with a push to start the conversation, so forceful that the minute it ended, I turned to my friend and began discussing what we just saw... I have never before experienced a performance where such a variety of ethnicities, political ideologies, sexual orientations and economic classes were addressed."

The Writer's Bloc, University of Maryland

"The trap that playwrights can fall into when forging a piece around burning social issues is that the dialogue can become preachy and trite. Kirsten Greenidge avoids this by creating a very real central character who is as confused and frustrated by race issues as the audience. Shelby wants a world in which race doesn't matter so badly that she puts blinders on and pretends it's already true."

Lansing CityPulse

"The gap Greenidge explores here, of knowledge versus information (and wisdom versus opinion), is a recurrent one in literature but it's never been more timely than it is now."

The ARTery

Production History

NOV 21, 2024 - NOV 23, 2024
Trinity College Theater/Dance Dept
Hartford, CT United States
Trinity College Theater/Dance Dept Hartford, CT United States
APR 14, 2024 - APR 14, 2024
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater
Middletown, CT United States
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater Middletown, CT United States
OCT 19, 2023 - OCT 22, 2023
NC Agricultural & Technical State University
Greensboro, NC United States
NC Agricultural & Technical State University Greensboro, NC United States
MAY 06, 2022 - MAY 06, 2022
SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam, NY United States
SUNY Potsdam Potsdam, NY United States
MAR 03, 2022 - MAR 06, 2022
Hood College
Frederick, MD United States
Hood College Frederick, MD United States
FEB 28, 2022 - MAR 07, 2022
Tent Theatre
Springfield, MO United States
Tent Theatre Springfield, MO United States
NOV 19, 2021 - NOV 21, 2021
Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL United States
Elgin Community College Elgin, IL United States
OCT 07, 2021 - OCT 10, 2021
Emerson Stage
Boston, MA United States
Emerson Stage Boston, MA United States
JUN 10, 2021 - AUG 19, 2021
Boston University/College Of Fine Arts, School Of Theatre
Boston, MA United States
Boston University/College Of Fine Arts, School Of Theatre Boston, MA United States
MAY 22, 2021 - MAY 23, 2021
CONCORD ACADEMY
CONCORD, MA United States
CONCORD ACADEMY CONCORD, MA United States
APR 09, 2021 - APR 11, 2021
CSUSB - Theatre Arts
San Bernardino, CA United States
CSUSB - Theatre Arts San Bernardino, CA United States
APR 09, 2021 - APR 11, 2021
CSUSB - Theatre Arts
San Bernardino, CA United States
CSUSB - Theatre Arts San Bernardino, CA United States
MAR 30, 2021 - MAR 31, 2021
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA United States
Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA United States
FEB 25, 2021 - FEB 28, 2021
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD United States
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD United States
DEC 04, 2020 - DEC 04, 2020
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
London, United Kingdom
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama London, United Kingdom
SEP 25, 2020 - SEP 26, 2020
Hollins University Theatre
Roanoke, VA United States
Hollins University Theatre Roanoke, VA United States
NOV 07, 2019 - NOV 10, 2019
Quinnipiac University Theater Program
Hamden, CT United States
Quinnipiac University Theater Program Hamden, CT United States
OCT 10, 2019 - OCT 19, 2019
University Of Massachusetts, Amherst
Amherst, MA United States
University Of Massachusetts, Amherst Amherst, MA United States
MAY 02, 2019 - MAY 12, 2019
Collin County Community College
Plano, TX United States
Collin County Community College Plano, TX United States
MAR 01, 2019 - MAR 10, 2019
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY United States
Binghamton University Binghamton, NY United States
FEB 25, 2019 - FEB 25, 2019
Boston College Theatre Department
Chestnut Hill, MA United States
Boston College Theatre Department Chestnut Hill, MA United States
FEB 01, 2019 - MAR 31, 2019
Sunflower County Freedom Project
Sunflower, MS United States
Sunflower County Freedom Project Sunflower, MS United States
JAN 08, 2019 - JAN 08, 2019
National YoungArts Foundation
Miami Beach, FL United States
National YoungArts Foundation Miami Beach, FL United States
NOV 07, 2018 - NOV 10, 2018
HSPVA- Theatre
Houston, TX United States
HSPVA- Theatre Houston, TX United States
AUG 19, 2018 - AUG 30, 2018
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA United States
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA United States
APR 11, 2018 - APR 11, 2018
King/Drew Magnet High School
Los Angeles, CA United States
King/Drew Magnet High School Los Angeles, CA United States
APR 05, 2018 - APR 07, 2018
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH United States
Kenyon College Gambier, OH United States
MAR 08, 2018 - MAR 11, 2018
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA United States
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA United States
DEC 05, 2017 - DEC 09, 2017
University Of Oklahoma
Norman, OK United States
University Of Oklahoma Norman, OK United States
NOV 15, 2017 - NOV 19, 2017
Cornish College Of The Arts
Seattle, WA United States
Cornish College Of The Arts Seattle, WA United States
NOV 09, 2017 - NOV 29, 2017
University Of Michigan - Flint
Flint, MI United States
University Of Michigan - Flint Flint, MI United States
SEP 27, 2017 - OCT 01, 2017
UNC Charlotte Department Of Theatre
Charlotte, NC United States
UNC Charlotte Department Of Theatre Charlotte, NC United States
APR 28, 2017 - MAY 06, 2017
Department Of Performing And Media Arts
Ithaca, NY United States
Department Of Performing And Media Arts Ithaca, NY United States
MAR 29, 2017 - APR 09, 2017
University Of Pittsburgh Department Of Theatre Arts
Pittsburgh, PA United States
University Of Pittsburgh Department Of Theatre Arts Pittsburgh, PA United States
FEB 02, 2017 - FEB 12, 2017
University Of Louisville Theatre Arts
Louisville, KY United States
University Of Louisville Theatre Arts Louisville, KY United States
OCT 20, 2016 - OCT 27, 2016
New Repertory Theatre
Watertown, MA United States
New Repertory Theatre Watertown, MA United States
OCT 20, 2016 - OCT 20, 2016
University Theatre At NC State
Raleigh, NC United States
University Theatre At NC State Raleigh, NC United States
APR 30, 2016 - MAY 11, 2016
College Of Marin
Kentfield, CA United States
College Of Marin Kentfield, CA United States
APR 06, 2016 - APR 09, 2016
Brookline High School
Brookline, MA United States
Brookline High School Brookline, MA United States
NOV 21, 2024 - NOV 23, 2024
Trinity College Theater/Dance Dept
Hartford, CT United States
Trinity College Theater/Dance Dept Hartford, CT United States
OCT 20, 2016 - OCT 27, 2016
New Repertory Theatre
Watertown, MA United States
New Repertory Theatre Watertown, MA United States

Awards (1)

Big Ten Theatre Consortium New Play Initiative, 2015

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