Drew Dir is a co-Artistic Director of Manual Cinema, a cinematic puppetry and music company, where he works as a writer, director, and puppet designer. His work with Manual Cinema has been seen at the Public Theater's Under-the-Radar Festival (NYC), The Tehran International Puppet Festival (Iran), La Monnaie-De Munt (Brussels), BAM (NYC), the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (UK), Adelaide Festival (AU), Court Theatre (Chicago), and elsewhere around the world. Prior to co-founding Manual Cinema, he served as the Resident Dramaturg of Court Theatre. He holds a master’s degree in Text and Performance Studies from King’s College London and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.