Tea Sugareva

Last updated October 22, 2025

Associate professor Dr. Teya Edvinova Sugareva (born December 5, 1989, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian theatre director,^[1] drama teacher, and poet.

Education

2014 – 2017: PhD student at the Department of Acting and Directing for Drama Theatre at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts. Dissertation topic: "Directing practice in Bulgaria in the 1980s and 1990s - between the dramaturgy of the absurd and the aesthetics of modernism."
2012 – 2013: Theatre Art master’s program at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts "Krustyo Sarafov". Graduated with a master's thesis on "Aspects of the collaboration between the director and the playwright in contemporary Bulgarian Theatre"
2008 – 2012: Studied Directing for Drama Theatre at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts "Krustyo Sarafov" in the class of Prof. Snezhina Tankovska. Graduated with a graduation performance of "Dead Souls" by Mikhail Bulgakov after N.V. Gogol.
2003 – 2008: studied at the National High School of Ancient Languages and Cultures, Konstantin Cyril Philosopher, Humanities profile. Graduated with a thesis on "Poetics of fairytale in Alexander Vutimsky's prose".

Participation in international projects

2009 "Teacher's Academy", organized by the European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) - coordinator of student groups
2010 The first meeting of GATS (Global Alliance of the Theatre Schools) - coordinator of student groups
2014 Drama League Directors Project - Drama League Fellow

Participation in workshops

2009 The Body Tells the Story - Amanda Brennan
2009 Like a Puppet on a String - Francesca Trevzer and May Fryuh
2009 Street Theatre - a Case Study - Ger Clancy and Monica Binek
2010 Dialogues with Your Voice - Kristin Linklater
2011 Movement Elements of Classical Chinese Beijing Opera - Jian Xu
2012 From Page to Stage – Roger Danforth and Lydia Starck
2013 Viewpoints – Barbara Lanciers, Juanita Rockwell, Gabriel Shanks
2014 Physical Theatre and Clown Acting – Steve Pacek
2014 Acting the Song – Zi Alikhan
2014 Vocal Viewpoints - Jen Waldman

Professional performances

December 2023: WHAT IS VIRGINIA WOOLF AFRAID OF?, original work produced by "Enso" company and I AM studio
September 2022: THE BOY IN THE LAST RAW by Juan Mayorga, production of Theatre "Nikola Vaptsarov", Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
October 2020: AT SPEED after Harold Pinter, production of “Multicult” company and National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
February 2020: THE PRIVATE EAR by Peter Shafer and BULL by Mike Bartlett, production of Theatre "Sofia", Sofia, Bulgaria
October 2019: VAPTSAROV: SONGS FOR THE MAN, production of Theatre "Nikola Vaptsarov", Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
November 2017: LEVEL 506 by Yassen Vasilvev, Radio play at the Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia, Bulgaria
October 2017: I'M GOING TO TELL YOU A STORY, production of the “In Pulse” company at the Red House Center for Culture and Debate, Sofia, Bulgaria
March 2017: THE STORM by Kiril Buhovski, Radio play at the Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia, Bulgaria
November 2016: PROBATION PERIOD by Nikolay Gunderov, production of Theatre 199 "Valentin Stoychev", Sofia, Bulgaria
June 2016: THE ETERNAL RETURN from Ivan Dimitrov, Radio play at the Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia, Bulgaria
March 2015: TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare, production of Small Town Theatre Behind the Channel, Sofia, Bulgaria
February 2015: GASTARBEITER by Rainer Fasbinder, Training theatre, National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
July 2014: THE LITTLE PRINCE (after Antoine de Saint-Exupery), produced by The Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, United States
June 2014: THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED by Tennessee Williams, produced by The Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, United States
March 2014: INVITATION FOR DINNER by Olya Stoyanova, production of Theatre Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
September 2013: ROBIN by Anna Topaldzhikova, production of the "Antrakt" Association and the Vazrajdane Theatre, Sofia, Bulgaria
June 2013: WELCOME, AMERICA! by Matthew Vishniek, production of Theatre Sofia, Sofia
December 2012: DEAD SOULS by M. Bulgakov, by N.V. Gogol, production of Satirical Thearte “Aleko Konstantinov”, Sofia, Bulgaria
October 2012: WALLED IN ONES by Yassen Vassilev, production of Youth Theatre "Nikolay Binev", Sofia, Bulgaria
September 2012: THE MISER by Moliere, Theatre "Nevena Kokanova" in Yambol, Bulgaria

Teaching experience

September 2017 - senior assistant professor at National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
September 2012 – until now, assistant of Prof. Tankovska; leads classes in "Directing for Drama Theatre" and "Acting for Drama Theatre" at The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
March 2014 – co-leader of Stanislavski's System - Actors Training workshop at The National Academy for students from Toho, Japan
July 2014 – leader of Actors Training in European Theatre workshop at The Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY, USA

Research activity

January 2014 is a PhD candidate in the Department "Acting and Directing for Drama Theatre" at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts

Participated in the following festivals

July 2011 GATS Theatre Festival in Beijing, China as director of "Fire Dragon" after Geo Milev, Ivan Radoev, Alexander Vutimski
June 2012 International Theatre Festival "Varna Summer" in Varna, Bulgaria as a director of "Dead Souls" by Bulgakov after Gogol
June 2013 International Theatre Festival "Varna Summer" in Varna, Bulgaria as a director of "Welkome America" by Matthew Vishniek
June 2013 Theatrical Holidays "Nevena Kokanova" in Yambol, Bulgaria as a director of "The Miser" by Molière
October 2013 Days of Young Theater in Lovech, Bulgaria as a director of “Walled in Ones" by Yassen Vassilev

Awards and honors

2012 National Academy award “Most Most Most” in the category “Best Director for Drama Theatre" in the class of 2012
2013 "Golden Kukerikon" - Award in the category "Young Force" for the direction of "Dead Souls" by M. Bulgakov after Gogol
2014 “Icarus” – award in the category “Debut” for the direction of "Robin" by Anna Topaldjikova
2014 “Ascer” nomination in the category “Directing” for the direction of “Invitation for Dinner” by Olya Stoyanova
2014: Certificate of Excellence from the Ministry of Culture

Poetry awards

2005 to present - author of poetry, published in specialized magazines for poetry, award winner of national literary competitions:
2007, 2008 "Petya Dubarova" in Burgas, Bulgaria
2007 “Vazkresenie" (Resurrection) in Dobrich, Bulgaria
2007 "Dushata na edin izvor" (The Soul of a Source) in Yambol, Bulgaria

References

↑ "Boris Dalchev". Credo Theatre. Retrieved 2023-04-26.

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[1] "Boris Dalchev". Credo Theatre. Retrieved 2023-04-26.

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