Pepa Maneva

About

PEPA MANEVA was born on July 2, 1982, in Sofia. In 2008, she graduated with a degree in "Acting for Puppet Theater" from NATFIZ "Krastyo Sarafov" in the class of Prof. Zheni Pashova. She worked as an actress at the Puppet Theater – Gabrovo and the Puppet Theater – Sliven. In 2011, she became part of the troupe of the Drama Theater "Nikola Vaptsarov" and made her debut on the Blagoevgrad stage in the role of Katerina in "I Hear Your Voices" by Dimitar Talev, directed by Boyko Bogdanov. Her roles in the theater include: Bosilka in "The Witch" by Stefan L. Kostov, directed by Kostadin Bandutov (2011); Rayna in "Women's Kingdom" by Stefan L. Kostov, directed by Rumen Popkostadinov (2015); Rayna Chavdarova in "Duel" by Ivan Vazov, directed by Kostadin Bandutov (2016); The Fairy and Charlotte in "Beauty and the Beast" by Charles Perrault, directed by Zhanet Keranova (2017); Boryana in "Boryana" by Yordan Yovkov, directed by Boyko Bogdanov (2017); Adelma in "Princess Turandot" by Carlo Gozzi, directed by Margarita Macheva (2018); The Fox in "Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi, directed by Ognyan Spirov and Bilyana Dilkova (2018); Lady Mont in "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde, directed by Stoyko Murdjev (2019); The Mantis and The Devil in "Under the Monastery Vine" by Elin Pelin, directed by Kalin Angelov (2019); Woman in "Vaptsarov: Songs for Man" – a production by Stoyko Murdjev, Teya Sugareva, and Boyan Ivanov (2019); The Stepmother in "Cinderella" by Charles Perrault, directed by Margarita Macheva (2021); Raccoon in "Comedy for Tenors" by Ken Ludwig, directed by Asen Blatechki (2023); The Maid in "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, directed by Veselka Kuncheva (2023); Persephone in "Metamorphoses" by Ovid, directed by Stoyko Murdjev (2023); Duchess Albuquerque and others in "The Birthday of the Infanta" by Oscar Wilde, directed by Todor Valov (2024); Fyokla Ivanovna in "Marriage" by N. V. Gogol, directed by Rostislav Georgiev (2025); Vampire Bride and Nurse in "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, directed by Stoyko Murdjev (2025); Salvana in "Wild Tale" by Nikolai Haitov, directed by Bina Haralampieva (2025), among others. Her roles outside the Drama Theater "Nikola Vaptsarov" include: Peasant Woman in "Yerma" by Federico G. Lorca, directed by Bilyana Petrova (Youth Theater "Nikolai Binev", 2007); Mari Canary and Flamingo Rose in "Mystery with Eggs", directed by Theodora Popova (Puppet Theater – Sliven, 2008); The Princess in "The Princess and the Pea", directed by Temenuzhka Kolarova (Puppet Theater – Gabrovo, 2010), among others.

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