Romerike Folk High School is a freelance folk high school at Jessheim in

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. The school has approximately 105 students and is owned by

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. Romerike has cultivated one discipline, theater and music. Each year, approximately 40-50 small and large performances, everything from concerts, the whole evening's theater pieces and smaller study projects. The biggest productions play 10-14 performances, usually twice a day. The students live in boarding houses. The school is 8 km from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen and 2 km from Jessheim city center at Nordbytjernet.

Line subject

* Costume and theatrical makeup * Sound and music * Lighting design * Music and theater * Sets * Theatre

Notable students

Among the school's best known former pupils are several Norwegian actors and artists: *

Charlotte Frogner Charlotte Frogner (born 9 April 1981) is a Norwegian actress, best known outside of Norway for her role in the Norwegian zombie film ''Dead Snow''. She has been employed by Oslo's Det Norske Teatret since 2004 where she has appeared in a number ...

Dennis Storhøi Jahn Dennis Storhøi (born July 15, 1960 in Fredrikstad, Norway) is a Norwegian actor. Biography He is an acclaimed theatre actor in Norway, having won several awards. However, he is known for his role as ''Herger the Joyous'' in John McTiernan' ...

* Kristopher Schau * Øivind Blunck *

Nikolaj Frobenius Nikolaj Frobenius (born 29 September 1965) is a Norwegian novelist and screen writer. Frobenius was born in Oslo, but grew up at Rykkinn. He studied film writing and research at LCP, London. He has written several books and screenplays, including ...

Gørild Mauseth Gørild Mauseth (born 24 April 1972) is a Norwegian actress. After graduating from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre, she has worked at both Den Nationale Scene and Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre). She is best known for her movie a ...

* Ane Dahl Torp * * Solveig Kloppen *

Marian Saastad Ottesen Astrid Marian Saastad Ottesen (born 24 November 1975) is a Norwegian actress who has been performing in theatre, television, and film since 2001. She is best known to international audiences from the Netflix series ''Lilyhammer'' and ''Norsemen ...

Sven Nordin Sven Audun Nordin (born 6 February 1957 in Oslo) is a Norwegian actor. He was hired by Oslo Nye Teater in the autumn of 1981 and had his debut in the play "Vikinger" by Johan Borgen. He is best known for his roles as Nils in the situation comedy ...

Katrine Moholt Katrine Moholt (born 21 September 1973 in Nannestad) is a Norwegian television personality and singer. She started her television career in TV Romerike in 1997, and was hired in TV 2 i 2001. She first hosted some small shows ''Gjett hva jeg gjør ...

Aksel Hennie Aksel Hennie (born 29 October 1975) is a Norwegian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Headhunters'' (2011), ''Hercules'' (2014), and '' The Martian'' (2015). Early life Hennie was born in the Lambert ...

Nicolai Cleve Broch Nicolai Cleve Broch (born 14 November 1975) is a Norwegian theatre and film actor. He rose to national fame playing one of the leading roles in the 2002 drama series ''Lekestue'', which aired on NRK in 2002. He is also known for playing the prota ...

Trond Espen Seim Trond Espen Seim (born 4 October 1971) is a Norwegian actor. He has played private detective Varg Veum in a series of films based on the eponymous series of novels by Gunnar Staalesen. On 18 March 2010, Seim was cast in the film '' The Thing'', w ...

* Magnus Devold *

Anders Baasmo Christiansen Anders Baasmo (born 29 January 1976) is a Norwegian actor originally from Hamar. Baasmo graduated from the Norwegian Acting Academy in 2000. He started his professional career at the Trøndelag Teater in Trondheim, Norway. He later joined the ...

Linn Skåber Linn Skåber (born 31 March 1970) is a Norwegian actress, singer, comedian, text writer and TV personality. She made her stage début on Oslo Nye Teater (''Centralteatret'') in 1997, playing the title role in Goldoni's comic opera Mirandolina. ...

* Sigrid Bonde Tusvik * Andrea Bræin Hovig * Eva Weel Skram * *

Bjørn Skagestad Bjørn Skagestad (born 5 September 1950) is a Norwegian actor. Selected filmography * 1974: ''Ungen'' * 1980: ''Life and Death'' * 1981: ''Martin'' * 1981: ''The Witch Hunt ''The Witch Hunt'' ( no, Forfølgelsen) is a 1981 Norwegian drama film ...

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Frank Kjosås Frank Kjosås (born 28 July 1981) is a Norwegian actor of theatre and film, known for ''The Half Brother'', and his role as Norwegian resistance soldier Knut Haukelid in ''The Heavy Water War''. Early life Frank Kjosås was born in Øystese in H ...

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Atle Antonsen Atle Antonsen (born 11 August 1969, in Lillehammer) is a Norwegian comedian and actor. Antonsen has participated in and contributed to several television and radio shows, including ''XL'' and ''XLTV'' (1998–99), ''Nissene på låven'' (20 ...

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Julia Schacht Julia Elise Schacht (born 13 July 1982) is a Norwegian actress, born on the island of Helgøya in the lake Mjøsa. Biography Schacht was educated at Oslo National Academy of the Arts and Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio. She had her début ...

* Anna Bache-Wiig * *

Espen Klouman Høiner Espen Klouman Høiner (born 31 August 1981, in Nesodden, Akershus) is a Norwegian writer and actor. He graduated from Westerdals School of Communication and Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in Oslo. He first appeared in the teen drama ''B ...

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Rolf Kristian Larsen Rolf Kristian Larsen (born May 18, 1983) is an actor from Stavanger, Norway. He portrayed the character "Morten-Tobias" in the Norwegian film "Fritt Vilt" (English title "Cold Prey") in 2006. He also starred in the film " Mannen som elsket Yngv ...

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Ida Elise Broch Ida Elise Broch (born 25 June 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She is the half-sister of Nicolai Cleve Broch and Christian Cleve Broch. Broch played Catherine in the film ''The Man Who Loved Yngve'' and had a starring role in the film ''Switch''. Sh ...

* Birgitte Einarsen *

Frithjof Wilborn Frithjof Wilborn (born 12 November 1961) is a Norwegian footballer and television presenter. Wilborn played football for Asker, Strømsgodset, Brann and lastly Faaberg. He took teacher's education in Bergen, worked as a teacher in Lillehammer ...

* Henriette Steenstrup * *

Jørn Hoel Jørn Hoel (born 27 July 1957) is a Norwegian composer, guitarist and singer. Hoel was born in Tromsø. His album debut was ''Ubarbert'' from 1982, and the album ''Varme ut av is'' from 1987 earned him Spellemannprisen. Among his best known song ...

Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen Paul () is a common masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage (Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Protestantism) and, beyond Europe, in Christian religious communities throu ...

Tobias Santelmann Tobias Santelmann (born August 8, 1980) is a German-born Norwegian actor. He is best known for starring in the Academy Award-nominated film ''Kon-Tiki'' (2012). He has also had supporting roles in the films ''Hercules'' (2014) and ''Point Break' ...

Heine Totland Heine Totland (born 16 October 1970 in Moster, Bømlo, Norway) is a Norwegian-Danish singer and has featured in several prominent productions, like ''State'', ''Gli Scapoli'', Silje Nergaard, the musical ''Sophies verden'', '' Køhn/Johansen Sex ...

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Anette Hoff Anette Hoff (born 16 May 1961) is a Norwegian actress. She has played hotel manager Juni Anker-Hansen in ''Hotel Cæsar'' since 1998. In autumn 2005, spring 2010 and autumn 2011 she took breaks to play on stage. During the 2010 break, she left th ...

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Jørgen Langhelle Jørgen Langhelle (18 August 1965 – 3 August 2021) was a Norwegian actor of stage, screen and television. Biography Langhelle starred in the two successful Norwegian mini-series Deadline Torp (2005) and ''Torpedo'' (2007), as well as in mov ...

* Benjamin Helstad

References

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Romerikes Blad ''Romerikes Blad'' is a local newspaper published in Lillestrøm, Norway. It covers the Romerike district. History and profile ''Romerikes Blad'' was established by Martin Julius Halvorsen in 1902 in Jessheim under the name ''Akershusingen'', a ...

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External links

Official website

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