Joel Tan is a playwright, performer, and Associate Artist with Checkpoint Theatre.
His plays have received acclaim for their stylistic range, formal innovation, and complex insight into contemporary Singapore. Several are featured in Joel Tan: Plays Volume 1, published by Checkpoint Theatre.
Beyond playwriting, Joel frequently collaborates inter-disciplinarily as a dramaturge and director, and has created performances with artists from a wide range of practices, from the visual arts to dance, and poetry.