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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?
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