Memory Telephone
Welcome to the Memory Telephone, an initiative of Phantom Limb Company
This special initiative is inspired by an old rotary-dial phone booth set in the outskirts of Otsuchi, Japan, where residents and family members of the countless victims of the 2011 tsunami record thoughts they wish to share with lost loved ones.
This Memory Telephone is an opportunity for audience members to voice their thoughts and feelings on love, water, nature, and loss. Your private expressions will be recorded and become part of an audio archive. They may also be used (without attribution) in a future performance of Falling Out (currently playing April 4th and 5th, 2019 at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in partnership with the Georgetown Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics).
We invite you to choose one of the text excerpts below. Then, call (646) 535-7528, and you will be given a question during the introductory message. At the beep, recite the text excerpt and then share your response to the question. Instead of leaving a voicemail, you may also send a voice memo/recording to MemoryTelephone@gmail.com.
By calling the phone number, you consent to the recording of your story for use by Phantom Limb Company.
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Option 1
Please read the list of endangered or extinct species indigenous to this area:
Dwarf Wedge Mussel
Indiana Bat
Small Whorled Pogonia
North Atlantic Right Whale
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Puritan Tiger Beetle
Piping Plover
Red Knot
The Maryland Darter
Talk about something you’ve lost.
Option 2
Please read the list of endangered or extinct species indigenous to the area:
Dwarf Wedge Mussel
Indiana Bat
Small Whorled Pogonia
North Atlantic Right Whale
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Puritan Tiger Beetle
Piping Plover
Red Knot
The Maryland Darter
Recall a memory of water.
Option 3
Please read the below list of projected environmental changes projected to occur in the next 25 years in your area:
Heavy downpours increase
Extreme heat wave days increase
Extreme runoff projected
Elevated risk of inland and tidal flooding
Urban air quality gets worse as temperatures rise
Mosquito season and mosquito born disease increase
Sewage Flooding
Stronger Atlantic Hurricanes
Sea level rise
What gives you hope?
If you would like to opt-out of consent to use your recording, you can do so by notifying the company in writing at one of the following addresses:
Ronee@octopustheatricals.com
Or
Phantom Limb Company
456 Washington Street 7P
New York, NY 10013