Teya Edvinova Sugareva (born December 5, 1989, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian theatre director, drama teacher, and poet.
2003 - 2008 studied at the National School for Ancient Languages and Cultures "St Cyril", profiled in Humanities. Graduated with a thesis on "Poetics of Fabulous in the Prose of Alexander Vutimski"2008 - 2012 – studied in the Bachelor program Directing for Drama Theatre at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. During her education there, she implemented the following projects:2008 Lame Girl by Alexander Vutimski2008 Impulse after “January” by Yordan Radichkov2009 Twelfth Night by Shakespeare - composition2010 Hippolytus by Euripides2011 Endgame by Samuel Beckett2011 Fire Dragon after Geo Milev, Ivan Radoev, and Alexander Vutimski2012 Dead Souls by Mikhail Bulgakov after N. V. Gogol2010 Liars Club by Neil LaBute, director Prof. Snejina Tankovska2011 Journey to the West by Mary Zimmerman, director Prof. Snejina Tankovska2011 Richard III by Shakespeare, directed by Prof. Snejina Tankovska2011 The Followers of Confucius by Khan Dinin, director Prof. Snejina Tankovska2012 - 2013 studied in Master program Theater Arts at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. Graduated with a thesis on "Aspects of the Collaboration between Director and Playwright in Modern Bulgarian Theater", with supervisor Prof. Snejina Tankovska2009 "Teacher's Academy", organized by the European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) - coordinator of student groups2010 The first meeting of GATS (Global Alliance of the Theatre Schools) - coordinator of student groups2014 Drama League Directors Project - Drama League Fellow2009 The Body Tells the Story - Amanda Brennan2009 Like a Puppet on a String - Francesca Trevzer and May Fryuh2009 Street Theatre - a Case Study - Ger Clancy and Monica Binek2010 Dialogues with Your Voice - Kristin Linklater2011 Movement Elements of Classical Chinese Beijing Opera - Jian Xu2012 From Page to Stage – Roger Danforth and Lydia Starck2013 Viewpoints – Barbara Lanciers, Juanita Rockwell, Gabriel Shanks2014 Physical Theatre and Clown Acting – Steve Pacek2014 Acting the Song – Zi Alikhan2014 Vocal Viewpoints - Jen WaldmanSeptember 2012 The Miser by Molière, implemented under the project "Bridge Between Generations" of Montfiz, co-production with Drama Theatre "Nevena Kokanova" in Yambol, BulgariaOctober 2012 Walled in Ones by Yassen Vassilev, production of the Youth Theatre "Nikolay Binev", Sofia, BulgariaJune 2013 Welcome, America! by Matthew Vishniek, production of Theatre "Sofia", Sofia, BulgariaSeptember 2013 Robin by Anna Topaldjikova, independent production of "Antract" and theater “Vuzrajdane”, Sofia, BulgariaMarch 2014 Invitation to Dinner by Olya Stoyanova, production of Theatre "Sofia", Sofia, BulgariaJune 2014 This Property is Condemned by Tennessee Williams, production of The Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY, United StatesJuly 2014 The Little Prince, after the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, production of The Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY, USAJuly 2014 Oedipus after Sophocles, production of The Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY, USA – participated as producer and fight choreographerSeptember 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 ArtsMarch 2014 – co-leader of Stanislavski’s System - Actors Training workshop at The National Academy for students from Toho, JapanJuly 2014 – leader of Actors Training in European Theatre workshop at The Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY, USAJanuary 2014 is a PhD candidate in the Department "Acting and Directing for Drama Theatre" at the National Academy for Theatre and Film ArtsJuly 2011 GATS Theatre Festival in Beijing, China as director of "Fire Dragon" after Geo Milev, Ivan Radoev, Alexander VutimskiJune 2012 International Theatre Festival "Varna Summer" in Varna, Bulgaria as a director of "Dead Souls" by Bulgakov after GogolJune 2013 International Theatre Festival "Varna Summer" in Varna, Bulgaria as a director of "Welkome America" by Matthew VishniekJune 2013 Theatrical Holidays "Nevena Kokanova" in Yambol, Bulgaria as a director of "The Miser" by MolièreOctober 2013 Days of Young Theater in Lovech, Bulgaria as a director of “Walled in Ones" by Yassen VassilevAwards and honors
2012 National Academy award “Most Most Most” in the category “Best Director for Drama Theatre" in the class of 20122013 "Golden Kukerikon" - Award in the category "Young Force" for the direction of "Dead Souls" by M. Bulgakov after Gogol2014 “Icarus” – award in the category “Debute” for the direction of "Robin" by Anna Topaldjikova2014 “Ascer” nomination in the category “Directing” for the direction of “Invitation for Dinner” by Olya Stoyanova2005 to present - author of poetry, published in specialized magazines for poetry, award winner of national literary competitions:2007, 2008 "Petya Dubarova" in Burgas, Bulgaria2007 “Vazkresenie" (Resurrection) in Dobrich, Bulgaria2007 "Dushata na edin izvor" (The Soul of a Source) in Yambol, Bulgaria 