Blanca Del Loco

Teaching Artist

Blanca Del Loco (She/They) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator originally from Shreveport, Louisiana. Currently based between New Orleans and New York City, Blanca’s practice moves across theater, performance, music, visual art, immersive installation, and community-based arts education. She has trained in Musical Theatre, Vocal Performance, and Desived Theatre, being an alum of Texas Tech where she was the first Black trans femme in her program. Known for her fierce presence and genre-defying range, Blanca’s work lives at the intersection of theatre, music, movement, and memory; excavating stories of Blackness, femme resilience, and queer futurity. Through live performance, song, and ritual, she crafts experiences that are both intimate and unflinching, with a style that blends historical reverence and boundary-breaking boldness.

She made history as the first Black trans actor to portray Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, a landmark casting that garnered national attention and helped to reframe traditional narratives in American musical theatre. Her performance career includes standout roles in For Colored Girls…, Godspell (2012), Gruesome Playground Injuries, and Are the Cis Okay?, along with originating roles in The Valley of the Shadow (World Premiere Off Broadway), Too Bright to See (Based on the award winning novel), Daredevil (Disney+), and Spectrum: A New Musical (New York Theatre Barn). She has also toured the US in two national tours and has performed in Paris, France as well.

Her voice and artistry have been celebrated in Rolling Stone and PAPER,  where she is recognized not only for her performances but for her transformative contributions to the future of American theatre. She was a member of the 2nd cohort for the BTB Musical Theatre Intensive led my Tony Nommine L Morgan Lee and a member of BTFA. She is also a member of Ring of Keys. She is excited to be a member of the first cohort of Teaching Artist for the KidsmART Center.