From America, With Love — Staged Reading + Talkback

Join us for a one-night-only staged play reading of From America, With Love - a new work by Ridgewood resident, Caroline Sánchez-Avakian, and co-sponsored with the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood.

From America, With Love is set in the final minutes of Election Day at a nearly empty polling place in Anywhere, USA. As the clock ticks toward closing, two election workers - one dutiful and by-the-book, the other wry, watchful, and shaped by her experience of voting in the Soviet-era system - prepare to shut things down.

Then, Jaime rushes in - bright-eyed, hopeful, and ready to cast his vote. There’s one catch though - he’s not in the system.

What follows is a darkly comic unraveling of democracy itself, where provisional ballots, looping election hotline calls, and contradictory voting instructions expose the fragile machinery of a system that can begin to feel like it was designed to exclude you.

With biting humor and escalating absurdity, From America, With Love interrogates the rituals of voting, asking a simple question: If you answer democracy’s call to vote and your voice disappears into uncertainty, what part of it was ever truly yours?

More than a reading, this is a unique civic event, bringing together theatre, community, and conversation in the heart of Ridgewood. The evening includes a post-show talkback, inviting audiences to engage with themes of voting, access, and the systems that shape our voice.

Performed by a cast of standout local actors, this intimate experience is equal parts entertaining, thought-provoking, and timely.

Free admission but reservations required. Seats are limited. Grab your spot for this one-night-only event before it moves to NYC. You won't want to miss it.

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Host or Publisher Caroline Sánchez-Avakian