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The Wind Phone is an original work created by Sheree Froelich and Callie Aho. Based on the therapeutic concept of speaking to our lost loved ones to gain closure and catharsis, The Wind Phone takes its inspiration from Japanese garden designer Itaru Sasaki. In 2010, Sasaki installed a phonebooth in his garden so he could call his deceased cousin – someone he’d loved and communicated with regularly. In 2011, the Tōhoku tsunami killed over 15,000 citizens of the region Sasaki lived, and he opened his wind phone to his neighbors.

Since 2011, wind phones have popped up in regions all over the globe. At the 2024 Minnesota Fringe Festival, you can see their therapeutic value in action. Who would you call?

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Wind Phone Cast & Crew

Nicole Wilder

Director

Sheree Froelich

Lana/Playwright/Co-Creator

Callie Aho

Co-Creator

Megan Kim

Alice

Kira Pontiff

Peggy

Anthony Sisler-Neuman

Carter

Boo Segersin

MaryAnne/Musician

Mike Mellas

Stage Manager

Andrew Lester

Set/Props Designer

Sarah Riley

Original Art

Mark Moore

Set Construction

Scot Froelich

Producer/Box Office

Wini Froelich

Understudy