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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT - Ursula V. Battle
Ursula V. Battle is the playwright and producer of DisChord In The Choir, which she was inspired to write by cast member Rose Mary Backus Davis-Hamm. Through DisChord In The Choir, Ursula is seeking to uplift and magnify the mighty Word of God and to transform lives through the play’s spiritual message.
The playwright is the author and producer of the critically-acclaimed stage play comedy, The Teachers’ Lounge. The play, which has been the subject of feature stories in various print, television, and radio outlets including City Paper, The Baltimore Times, Baltimore Teacher, The Baltimore AFRO American Newspaper, FOX 45, WMAR 2, and 92Q FM, has been performed in Baltimore and Washington, DC.
Ursula wrote and directed the biblically-based stage play romantic comedy FOR BETTER OR WOR$E, which was presented at Martin’s West in February 2007 and during Artscape 2007. She also wrote and directed the biblically-based comedy stage play Widows In The Hood, which was performed at New Life Fellowship Worship Center in 2007. Future productions will include “The Teachers’ Lounge 2”.
Ursula serves as the Director of University Relations for Coppin State University. She is also a Staff Writer with The Baltimore Times. Ursula is also a former Staff Reporter for The Baltimore AFRO-American Newspaper. During her five-year tenure with the AFRO, she earned a reputation as one of the best local reporters in the city.
Ursula was the first reporter to write about alleged discrimination in the Baltimore City Police Department, and broke several other news stories, that brought about major changes in the city. These changes included the promotion of several African American officers within the city’s police department. The articles also prompted the Baltimore City Community Relations Commission to launch an investigation into the alleged discriminatory acts by the city’s police department.
The native Baltimorean has received awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. (MDDC) Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) for her news articles. Ms. Battle has appeared on numerous local television and radio stations including 92Q FM, WEAA 88.9 FM, WCMB 680, WMAR 2 and FOX 45 to discuss her articles on crime, domestic violence and other topics. She has also participated in several educational and political panel discussions and forums.
Ursula was one of the co-editors of The State of Black Baltimore, published by Coppin State University in 2004. She also authored an essay that was chosen in 2005 for FOX 45 and WNUV’s “Champions of Courage”.
She is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Coppin, where she received a BS in English and a Minor in Journalism. She is currently completing a Master’s Degree at the University of Baltimore. Ms. Battle is a 1992 graduate of The Broadcasting Institute of Maryland, where she majored in News, and a 1984 graduate of Walbrook Sr. High School, where was an Honors student and athlete.
Ms. Battle is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including The Aunt Hattie’s Place Hearts of Love Recognition Award, The NAACP’s Thurgood Marshall Community Leadership Award, The Baltimore Marketing Association Scholarship Award, and the NAFEO (National Association For Equal Opportunity in Higher Education) Alumni Award. In 2008, she was inducted into the Broadcasting Institute of Maryland’s prestigious Hall of Fame, and addressed the graduates during their Commencement Exercises.
She is a member of New Life Fellowship Worship Center in Pikesville, and is the mother of three children, Devin, Vashtied and Asha.