Isaac Bloodworth

Actor, Puppeteer, Visual Artist

Ensemble

Isaac Bloodworth is a New Haven native and Black artist. A graduate of UConn's Puppet Arts Program, his work centers around his Blackness and the experiences of the Black community in America. He is an experienced muralist who has collaborated with Citywide Youth Coalition and the City of New Haven. One of his favored storytelling methods is puppetry in the "Crankie" style. He is on staff at the Yale Center for British Arts and is affiliated with NXTHVN.

Show Credits

2017ExchangeEnsemble credit

2016Made of New HavenEnsemble credit

Photos Featuring Isaac Bloodworth

Rachel Alderman and Isaac Bloodworth perform in red light with a translucent serpent puppet in Garage #4 of Boitatá.

T. Charles Erickson

Boitatá: Garage #4, East Rock Halloween and A Broken Umbrella Theatre. Left to right: Rachel Alderman and Isaac Bloodworth. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.

Featuring Rachel Alderman, Isaac Bloodworth

Photo: T. Charles Erickson

2020 · Boitatá

A dark Garage #4 scene from Boitatá with glowing purple light, balloons, and hundreds of small colored eye shapes across the set.

T. Charles Erickson

Boitatá: Garage #4, East Rock Halloween and A Broken Umbrella Theatre. Production design by Ryan Gardner; puppet creation by Isaac Bloodworth. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.

Featuring Ryan Gardner, Isaac Bloodworth

Photo: T. Charles Erickson

2020 · Boitatá