Luleå Theatre Academy

Luleå Theatre Academy (Swedish: Teaterhögskolan i Luleå) is a Swedish drama school in Luleå and part of the Luleå University of Technology.

On 29 June 1995, it was announced that Luleå would be getting its own drama school, the fourth overall established in Sweden.^[1] The school was a joint project between Luleå University and Norrbotten Theater, and began operating in the autumn of 1996.^[2] As of 2003, it was the third-most expensive education program in Sweden.^[3]

It was the first drama school in Norrland on a university level. It is situated next to the Norrbotten Theater House and thereby has close cooperation with them.

Notable alumni

Lisa Werlinder (graduated 2000)^[4]
Gloria Tapia (graduated 2003)^[5]
Amanda Jansson (graduated 2016)^[6]

References

^ "Luleå får äntligen en scenskola" [Luleå finally gets a drama school]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 1995-06-30. p. 18. Luleå får landets fjärde scenskola. Det beslutade regeringen på torsdagen. [Luleå will get the country's fourth drama school. The government decided this on Thursday]
^ "Teaterhögskolan i Luleå". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 1996-01-28. p. 20.
^ Tenfält, Torbjörn (2003-03-11). "Dyrt att göra stjärnor av talanger" [Expensive to make stars out of talents]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). p. 120. Vi är Sveriges tredje dyraste utbildning. Bara stridsflygare och eleverna på Dramatiska institutet kostar mer att utbilda, säger Börge Jansson, verksamhetsansvarig vid Teaterhögskolan i Luleå. [We are Sweden's third most expensive education system. Only fighter pilots and students at the Dramatic Institute pay more, says Börge Jansson, operations manager at the Luleå Theatre Academy.]
^ Wallström, Lisa (2022-03-11). "Språk och musik är Lisas melodi". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-23.
^ Söderberg, Marianne (2010-03-05). "Kvinnornas dramatik på scen". Norrbottens-Kuriren. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
^ Michelsson, Christa (10 January 2024). "Amanda Jansson: "Jag vill inte porträttera tron som ett ok – både för Sara och Maja är tron en positiv kraft"". Kyrkpressen [sv]. Retrieved 23 July 2025.

External links

Luleå University of Technology

[1] "Luleå får äntligen en scenskola" [Luleå finally gets a drama school]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 1995-06-30. p. 18. Luleå får landets fjärde scenskola. Det beslutade regeringen på torsdagen. [Luleå will get the country's fourth drama school. The government decided this on Thursday]

[2] "Teaterhögskolan i Luleå". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 1996-01-28. p. 20.

[3] Tenfält, Torbjörn (2003-03-11). "Dyrt att göra stjärnor av talanger" [Expensive to make stars out of talents]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). p. 120. Vi är Sveriges tredje dyraste utbildning. Bara stridsflygare och eleverna på Dramatiska institutet kostar mer att utbilda, säger Börge Jansson, verksamhetsansvarig vid Teaterhögskolan i Luleå. [We are Sweden's third most expensive education system. Only fighter pilots and students at the Dramatic Institute pay more, says Börge Jansson, operations manager at the Luleå Theatre Academy.]

[4] Wallström, Lisa (2022-03-11). "Språk och musik är Lisas melodi". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-23.

[5] Söderberg, Marianne (2010-03-05). "Kvinnornas dramatik på scen". Norrbottens-Kuriren. Retrieved 2025-07-23.

[6] Michelsson, Christa (10 January 2024). "Amanda Jansson: "Jag vill inte porträttera tron som ett ok – både för Sara och Maja är tron en positiv kraft"". Kyrkpressen [sv]. Retrieved 23 July 2025.

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