Violette

Violette welcomes you into her space. She lets you enter the privacy of her room and then of her imagination. Only you. Step into her place as into the home of a friend. Put on your VR headset; see a universe of snow and forest materialize before your eyes; and become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story, both magical and tragic. Finally, take off your headset and return to “real life.” You may never look at this world—the one you share with Violette and the rest of us—quite the same way again.

Joe Jack et John continues to explore and innovate—this time by developing a novel dramatic form that incorporates the use of digital art to offer a new kind of intimate experience for an audience of one. At the intersection of virtual reality and theatre, Violette presents a universe where fiction and reality are interwoven to give life to unprecedented human connections. In this piece exploring themes of isolation and consent, each participant is given the chance to enter one woman’s unique inner world and access her unusual perspective on a reality often experienced by marginalized women.

Trigger Warning/Disclaimer: This work addresses the theme of sexual violence and other abuses that women with disabilities may experience. However, there are no graphic scenes of these acts in this piece.