Sturua studied under Mikhail Tumanishvili at the Tbilisi State Theater Institute. Graduating in 1961, he began his career at the Shota Rustaveli Theater, where he became principal director in 1979 and principal artistic director in 1982. His first success came with staging of The Trial of Salem by Arthur Miller in 1965 (original title: The Crucibles).
Sturua studied under Mikhail Tumanishvili at the Tbilisi State Theater Institute, graduating in 1961. He started his career at the Shota Rustaveli Theater and became principal director in 1979 and principal artistic director in 1982. His first notable work was The Trial of Salem by Arthur Miller (original title: The Crucibles) in 1965.