{"product_id":"everything-but-the-brain","title":"Everything but the Brain","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Playwright \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Brain-Sample.pdf?600\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e|\u003c\/strong\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/276\/Everything-but-the-Brain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do Physics, three bears and a stroke have in common? Take a journey with Elaine, a middle-aged Physics teacher, as she explains the theory of relativity using the metaphor of three bears and a train, and devises a plan to turn back time and save her ailing father from physical deterioration. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by gifted playwright Jean Tay, \u003cem\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/em\u003e was first developed at the Playwrights’ Cove at The Necessary Stage in 2001 and staged by Action Theatre in 2005. It won Best Original Script in \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times’ Life!\u003c\/em\u003e Theatre Awards in 2006 and has since been selected as an \u003cspan\u003e‘O’-\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan\u003e‘N’-\u003c\/span\u003eLevel literature text in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Jean’s adroit handling of themes, from the origins of genius to gene heritage and the tyranny of Time, makes \u003c\/em\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003cem\u003e one of the best things seen on stage here in a while.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“One of the more thoughtfully constructed original shows to come out of Singapore in recent times.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Tay\u003c\/strong\u003e’s stage plays have been performed in Singapore, the US, the UK and Italy, and include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2016),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt Won’t Be Too Long: The Cemetery—Dusk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2015),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2014),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2013),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2008, 2009, 2012),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005, 2007, 2013),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlunge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2000),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1999) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater from the Well\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1998). In addition, she has written the books for the musicals\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Wall: One Woman’s Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2017),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Admiral’s Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005), the NUS Centennial musical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMan of Letters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2006), and children’s musical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinocchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything but the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(both published by Epigram Books) have been used as O-Level and N-Level literature texts for secondary school students.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas awarded 1st prize for Action Theatre’s 10-minute Play Competition 2010 and selected as a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 10-minute Play Contest. Tay has been nominated four times for Best Original Script for the Life! Theatre Awards, and won for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything But the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2006. Her prose fiction has received honours as well: the 1997 Weston Undergraduate Prize for Fiction for “The Story”, as well as 1st and 3rd prizes for the National Arts Council’s Golden Point Award in 1995 and 2001, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTay graduated in 1997 with a double-degree in creative writing and economics from Brown University, attended the month-long International Playwriting Residency in 2007 (organised by the Royal Court Theatre in London), and participated in LaMama’s International Playwrights’ Retreat in Umbria, Italy in 2010. She served as resident playwright at the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) from 2006–2009, and helmed SRT’s Young Company Writing Programme from 2012–2016. She was also involved in the 2015 NDP: Majulah Singapura, Singapore’s Golden Jubilee, and the 2017 Home Team Show and Festival as scriptwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCurrently, she teaches playwriting as an adjunct lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, and conducts playwriting masterclasses at the Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne) for students in the Master’s of Writing for Performance programme. She is also the founding Artistic Director of Saga Seed Theatre, set up in 2015 to bring Singaporean stories to the stage, and to provide a platform to showcase and nurture local talent. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804308651,"sku":"9789810855116","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/STAGE-Brain-CVF-300_5thReprint_21b4905c-6a9b-46b2-9bbc-583983ae3622.jpg?v=1765268283","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/everything-but-the-brain","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}