A biography for Lauren Ridloffhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm proud to be making my Broadway debut in a production that is working to make theater more accessible, and I look forward to the day where every performance on Broadway can be enjoyed by all audience members.”
“What's timeless is our need to connect, to feel intimate, to feel that we are understood and heard by another person.”
“To be natural is revolutionary. Tha's why I'm thrilled to work with Prose, a company that celebrates all unique personalities, hair types and expressive freedom.”
“Growing up, I didn't know that there were other deaf people out there. I thought I was the only one.”
“The MCU has such a huge impact on our culture. It instills a sense of hope in us. The value of humanity is one consistent theme we see in all the films. That's something that we need to be reminded of, from time to time.”
“Learning another language and another culture brings up all kinds of vulnerabilities, and that leads to exploration and chemistry.”
“Every day I feel different. I wake up some days feeling like, 'Okay, I need to put on makeup today. I need to put on a dress to feel cute,' because that's just what I need for that day.”
“I was really quiet. I was a shy kid. I preferred to stand behind things, behind people. I was really a wallflower.”
“Children of a Lesser God' is a classic story and is a story that's been done so many times all over the country, in high schools, colleges, local theater communities.”
“In the deaf community, we give people name signs based on their quirks or characteristics. So it means you can't really give someone a name in sign language without knowing them, and it's a rite of passage that you are connected to the deaf community or at least one deaf person.”
“The notion of being in touch with everybody all the time, yet not really taking the time to sit down and truly see eye to eye and talk and listen. That is what 'Children of a Lesser God' has taught me.”
“At one point during my childhood, I thought I was the only deaf person that walked this planet.”
“When I got the Tony nomination, that meant I had a bigger platform. There were more people I could interact with and who I could present my face to. And then, by being presented, it was a way to normalize Deaf access. To normalize sign language.”
“I really don't get up in the morning and think, okay, I'm deaf or I'm Black, or I'm Latina. I just get up and say, I have to get my boys ready for school. I have to talk with my manager today.”
“It never even entered my imagination that I could be performing on Broadway.”
“My whole family is Deaf. My husband's Deaf, my sons are Deaf. It's very familiar to me and is very real and intimate to me.”
“People are interested in living vicariously through others because there is always something instrumental that can be gleaned from others.”
“When we do become more inclusive and we tell stories of other people, we develop more compassion as a result.”
“I didn't really see anyone like myself ever represented on the screen.”
“Of course, it is honor to represent the deaf community on my own terms, and that also applies to Prose. It's such an honor to be the hair/face of that brand that celebrates differences and individuality.”