JOEY is a haunting monologue that reveals the human cost of immigration policy through the voice of a child separated from his mother at the border. Unable to remember her, Joey constructs her from imagined fragments—her face, her voice, her touch—clinging to what was taken before memory could form. As the truth emerges, so does the lasting impact of that separation: a life shaped by absence, unanswered questions, and enforced silence. Told not to remember, Joey cannot forget. The piece exposes the emotional toll of family separation, transforming policy into a deeply personal story of loss, identity, and enduring longing.