Per Staffan Götestam (born 20 May 1952 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden)[1] is a Swedish actor, director, theatre chief, playwright and founder of Junibacken.

He directed many plays, among them Nils Karlsson Pyssling, Madicken and Tjorven på Saltkråkan, and many musicals, among them Rent, Beauty and the Beast and the Wizard of Oz.

[5] He also directed Astrid Lindgren's short films Gull-Pian and Nils Karlsson Pyssling.

In the late 1970s, Götestam began working mainly behind the scenes as a director, screenwriter or producer.

[8] Along with his daughter Josefine Götestam, he produced radio plays on well-known children's fairy tales such as Cinderella and The Little Mermaid.