Children of a Lesser God Tony nominee Lauren Ridloff and her husband, A Quiet Place American Sign Language coach Douglas Ridloff, can't get the story of their first date straight. They met in college. Well, he was visiting a friend (her college boyfriend at the time). And she was still seeing someone else when they first hung out, some time later. But on their first official date, there was an opportunity for a kiss that neither of them could refuse.