LAUREN
DODDS

Performer. Producer. Playwright.

About

About me.

quirky. inventive. ambitious.

Hi y'all! I'm Lauren, and I am a 24-year old performer & creator based in NYC.

Though performing is my first love, I believe in carving my own path & creating the work I want to see through producing & playwriting.

A city girl at heart, I was born & raised in Houston, TX. I trained and performed with The Academy at Theatre Under the Stars from a young age, which prepared me in obtaining my BFA in Musical Theatre & Minor in Marketing at Emerson College!

SHow That changed my life:

When I played Jojo in Seussical Jr. at the age of nine! I was hooked.

FUN FACT:

I was named after Lauren Bacall & Olivia de Havilland (my parents are not actors... it was destiny).

SURVIVAL JOBS:

Babysitting, serving, personal assisting, & designing websites (including my own)!

My favorite things:

Listening to Remi Wolf on repeat, reruns of Community & RuPaul's Drag Race, fruit-related clothing & jewelry, thrifting, exploring new coffee shops, & playing Dungeons & Dragons.

ME As A SONg:

"Short Skirt, Long Jacket" by Cake

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Currently...

JULY 9th

After working with Lindsay Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver in their Actor Therapy Program, Lauren will be performing alongside her AT Family at 54 Below!

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July 14th

Lauren will be back at The Green Room 42 with Phineas and Ferb Done Wrong, produced by Taylor Lynn and Aidan Wells of AfterThought Productions!

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AUG '25

Lauren will be originating the role of "The Manager" in the play I Love Pasta written by Moriah Ritchie this fall with The Barrow Group!

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Monthly at

Lauren is proudly producing & hosting a monthly show at The Green Room 42

with a cabaret of her own invention, Rep Book Roulette, alongside co-producer Anthony Allocca & music director Cullen Curth!

Special guests have included Jasmine Amy Rogers, Cara Rose DiPietro, Alysha Umphress, & more. There are currently performance dates through December '25!

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Instagram

@WHO.LET.THE.DODDS.OUT

because y’all liked the first one… it’s called raaaaange

🎥 @thedavidperlowstudio
spelling bee filmed at @openjarstudios

#selftape #actor #nyc #monologue #musicaltheatre

missing my time at @thelostcolony today 🤍 outdoor theatre is the hardest thing EVER, but Summer ‘22 was the best summer I’ve had. TikTok saw this first!!

#outdoortheatre #obx #roanoke #summerstock

TikTok saw it first ‼️ featuring my new favorite shirt @lifeisgoodco❣️🐆

#ootd #vacation #lifeisgood

Clearing out the self tape files on my phone… am I 12 or 32? I guess we’ll never know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#musicaltheatre #selftape #audition #nyc

here’s what’s up in JULY! going to be out of the city for a minute, but gonna hit the ground running once I come back😈 ticket links for everything below can be found in my bio🫶 pc @anniebrwn @anniebrwn.jpeg

• @lindsaymendez & @ryanscottoliver ‘s ACTOR THERAPY: I’ll be performing one of my favorite Sondheim songs with some of my @actortherapynyc friends on Wednesday 7/9 at @54below :)

• PHINEAS AND FERB DONE WRONG: I’ll be back at @thegreenroom42 (not hosting!) on Monday 7/14 to put a spin on some ur fav P&F songs with @afterthought.nyc (produced by @taylorlynnactor & md’d by @aidanswells)!

• A S*TH’S REVENGE (A Dramatic Parody Zoom Reading of Revenge of the Sith): On Saturday 7/19 at 8pm EST, I’ll be reading as one of your fav characters (not sure if I can say who yet🙊) from the Star Wars canon to raise money for the Entertainment Community Fund (@alifeinthearts)! It’ll mostly be friends from Emerson, organized by @jakemouchawar ! This show is FREE with donations encouraged.

LINK TO FUND: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/

• Though this is in August, REP BOOK ROULETTE is coming back from a much needed summer break! Stay tuned for which special guests we’re bringing in on Monday, 8/11🤭

June was filled with so many wonderful gifts and performance opportunities, and thank you to all who came out✨Trying to keep my workload light in July as I’ll be moving neighborhoods, changing up my survival jobs, reviewing submissions for @asharp_theaterco, going out of town… and then another play in August👀 love yall it’s beach time now byeee

#actor #nyc #cabaret #musicaltheatre

more words to come later… but in the meantime, from one creative to another: this is what happens when you stop waiting for opportunity to come to you:) you HAVE to be your own biggest advocate. don’t be afraid to take the leap!!

#fyp #nyc #theatrefestival #playwright #actor
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