Singer/Actress D’Atra Hicks to Headline August 23-24, 2025 Gospel Production
BATTLE STAGE PLAYS PRESENTS
(Baltimore 7/1/25) – The highly anticipated Gospel stage play production Ursula V. Battle’s “Desperate Housewives of The Bible: The Old, The Bold, & The Beautiful,” will be performed Saturday, August 23, 2025 (12 p.m. and 5 p.m.) and Sunday, August 24, 2025 (4 p.m.) at Huber Community Life Center, 5700 Loch Raven Blvd. in Baltimore, Maryland.
Headlining the performance will be actress/singer D’Atra Hicks who has performed in several Tyler Perry plays including “Madea’s Family Reunion,” and “What’s Done in the Dark.” Hicks is also known for starring in the Broadway production “Mama I Want to Sing” and her memorable appearances on “Divorce Court.”
The play is based around a groundbreaking, Bible-based, talk show opera titled “Desperate Housewives of The Bible: The Old, The Bold and The Beautiful!” The modern-day Biblical depiction features some of the most well-known women of the Old Testament! Baltimore’s own Letricia Lofton will also star in the production, portraying the show’s over-the-top, extra.com, fashionista Wendy Wiggins. These desperate housewives have all come on the show to tell Wendy their side of the story during a black-tie reunion that brings these ladies back together for the first time since their sinful departures!
The musical production also features actresses Dravon James (“The Wire”) as “Lady Jezebel”; Tanya Brown-Iyesi (“Serenity House: From Addiction to Deliverance”) who will portray “Hagar”; actor Lenny Stepney, Jr. (“DisChord in The Choir: Pitch Please!”) as “Jacob”; and R&B singer Randy “Fruity” Roberts (“Watch Me Work”), who will portray “Bishop Ahab.”
The production is written and produced by playwright, journalist, and Baltimore native Ursula V. Battle (“The Teachers’ Lounge”; “DisChord in The Choir: Pitch Please!”; “Serenity House: From Addiction to Deliverance”) The show’s theatrical director is New York native Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch (“Steel Magnolias,” “Dischord in The Choir: Pitch Please!,” “The Teachers’ Lounge,” and “The Wiz”). Renowned musician Howard “Buddy” Lakins is the musical director.
Hicks will portray “Leah Jacob,” who comprises part of a high-stakes, drama-filled love triangle with her sister “Rachel Jacob” played by Gospel singer Kay Jefferson. Hicks’ return to Baltimore marks her second appearance in a second Battle Stage Plays production. In 2014, she portrayed “Miss Brooks” in Playwright Battle’s highly successful, sold-out production, “The Teachers’ Lounge.” Hicks’s credits also include “Diary of a Mad Black Woman.”
Please Note: Rated PG-13! This show brings the drama, the laughs, and a few grown-up truths! It is not suitable for children under the age of 13. Parental Discretion Advised!
General Admission Tickets are $25 through August 17, 2025. A $50 VIP Ticket option ($60 after Aug. 17, 2025) is also available for purchase. VIP Ticket Perks: Priority Entry & Preferred Seating; Early Access (30 mins before show); Skip Ticket Line; Photos with Headliner & Playwright; Autographed Playbill; and Gift Bag.
To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.battlestageplays.com or call (443) 531-4787.
