# Event Details - **Event Name**: From America, With Love — Staged Reading + Talkback - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 06:45 pm – Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: "A biting political comedy about a voting system so efficient, even Moscow is impressed."About this EventJoin 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 - a veteran to election work who takes her job very seriously, the other wry and shaped by her experience of voting in the Soviet-era system - prepare to shut down their polling location.In the last few minutes left, Jaime rushes in, ready to cast his vote. There’s one catch though - he’s not in the system. What follows is a darkly comic unraveling of our voting processes, where provisional ballots, looping election hotline calls, and contradictory voting instructions expose the fragile machinery behind our systems.With humor and absurdity, From America, With Love takes a satirical look at the rituals of voting and how systems that are designed to support us, can begin to feel like they were designed to exclude us.The evening includes a post-show talkback, inviting audiences to engage with topics such as voting and access. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/fd0cb850-6495-11f1-966d-61526ca7b4d1-rimg-w1110-h740-dcf1ede9-gmir.jpg Agenda?: 06:45 PM - 07:00 PMWelcome! Light bites + mingling?: 07:00 PM - 07:30 PMStaged Reading ?: 07:30 PM - 08:15 PMArtist Talkback + Discussion - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ridgewood/from-america-with-love-staged-reading-talkback/100001987699643140 - **Event Categories**: art, comedy - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: 14+ - Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes - Location: Ridgewood Public Library - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Ridgewood - **state**: NJ - **country**: United States - **location**: Ridgewood Public Library - **lat**: 40.98151 - **long**: -74.112113 - **full address**: Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: From America, With Love — Staged Reading + Talkback - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/808e0a7d1df6484fc3a320fc7092b6bcfe92e3a176006404e79ac3db64013cc4-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf1ede9-gmir.jpg?v=1777797823 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is From America, With Love — Staged Reading + Talkback being held? - **A:** From America, With Love — Staged Reading + Talkback takes place on Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 06:45 pm to Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, United States. - **Q**: Is there an age restriction for From America, With Love — Staged Reading + Talkback? - **A:** From America, With Love — Staged Reading + Talkback is strictly for guests aged 14 and above. Valid government-issued photo ID is required for entry. Guests under 14 will not be admitted. The event will be presented in English. - **Q**: Who is organizing From America, With Love — Staged Reading + Talkback? - **A:** From America, With Love — Staged Reading + Talkback is organized by Caroline Sanchez-Avakian. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** From America, With Love — Staged Reading + Talkback is ideal for comedy fans, stand-up enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a dedicated session of curated laughs, professional acts, and sharp wit from seasoned performers. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ridgewood, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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Her plays explore the tension between agency and control, revealing how power and survival shape the choices we make - and the stories we tell to live with them.In both From America, With Love and 1939, she examines what happens when ordinary people encounter systems that claim to serve them but instead shape, limit, and at times erase them completely. Caroline participated in the Dramatist Guild's Plays in Progress program for her play, 1939.Born and raised in Queens, NYC, Caroline is a first-gen American born to Cuban and Spanish parents. She received her Bachelor of Science in Communication Arts from St. John's University and a Master of Arts from the former New Actors Workshop - a theatre graduate program and NYC acting conservatory where she worked one-on-one with theatre luminaries and mentors, Mike Nichols and George Morrison.Caroline has performed Off-Broadway, originating one of the leading roles (Lao Tzu) in The Parables of Chang Joe, created and directed by Paul Sills, who was the founding director of The Second City and the Compass Players. Other favorite credits include Desdemona in an Off-Broadway production of Desdemona, Dorine in Tartuffe, and Arkadina in The Seagull. Caroline was nominated for a New York Emmy Award (TV Hosting category) for her work in the WNYC/PBS TV show - Transit, Transit News. She has worked as an English and Spanish language voice over artist and as a commercial actor in national ads with brands such as Dove and Verizon. Anyone remember the Spanish language version of the Verizon, “Can you hear me now?” ads?Caroline has also taught film acting and directing workshops to displaced youth in East African refugee camps via her social justice work with FilmAid International where she also helped co-create and produce the first annual Kakuma Film Festival in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya.Caroline is a proud member of the Dramatist Guild and lives in the NYC metro area with her husband, daughter, and sassy 10 lb mini dachshund, Roxy." } ] } ] ```