Desperate Housewives of The Bible: The Old, The Bold & The Beautiful!

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 Sat. August 23, 2025 (12 pm & 5 pm) & Sun. August 24, 2025 (4 pm) at Huber Community Life Center, 5700 Loch Raven Blvd. in Baltimore, MD.

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.

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, sellout production, The Teachers’ Lounge. Hicks’s credits also include Diary of a Mad Black Woman.

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 which features an amazing plethora of singing and acting talent, also includes Dravon James (The Wire) as “Lady Jezebel”; Karen Simmons Bethea (Stella Potiphar); Jennell Ferguson (Sarah Abraham); Kay Jefferson (Rachel Jacob) Tanya Brown-Iyesi (Hagar Hawkins); Lenny Stepney, Jr. (Jacob); and R&B singer Randy “Fruity” Roberts (Watch Me Work) who will portray “Bishop Ahab.”

Unified Voices of Johns Hopkins (UV) will also perform as the show’s musical group PRAISE! along with the production’s Musical Director Howard “Buddy” Lakins (Michael Angel-o).

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).

General Admission Tickets are $25 after June 16, 2025; and $30 after August 1, 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.

Please Note: Rated PG-13! This show brings the drama, the laughs, and a few grown-up truths! It is not suitable for children ages 13 and under. Parental Discretion Advised!

To purchase tickets or for more information call (443) 531-4787 or visit www.battlestageplays.com

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Nationally-known 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 headlines the performances. Hicks is also known for starring in the Broadway production Mama I Want To Sing and her memorable appearances on Divorce Court.

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, sellout production, The Teachers’ Lounge. Hicks’s credits also include Diary of a Mad Black Woman.

Dravon James of HBO's "The Wire" portrays the seductive "Lady Jezebel."

Letricia Lofton will portray the play's over the top talk show host "Wendy Wiggins."

Unified Voices of Johns Hopkins (UV) will perform during the production as PRAISE!.

The production's soloists includes Charisse Caldwell-Bowen.

National recording artist Randy Roberts portrays "Bishop Ahab."

Karen Simmons-Bethea portrays desperate housewife "Stella Potiphar."

Lenny Stepney, Jr. portrays "Jacob."

Tanya Brown-Iyesi will portay Hagar Hawkins.

Songstress Travina Harrison portrays desperate housewive "Rachel Jacob" who is involved in a drama-filled love triangle with her older sister "Leah Jacob."

The production also features renowned musician Howard "Buddy" Lakins who portrays "Michael Angel-o")

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