The phrase "a guest director" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a director who is temporarily working on a project, often in the context of theater, film, or television.
Example: "The play will feature a guest director known for their innovative approach to storytelling."
Alternatives: "visiting director" or "temporary director".
Thereafter he was a guest director for many theatre and opera companies throughout the United States and western Europe.
But, first of all, what exactly does a "guest director" do? "We sound off," says Michael, firmly.
As part of his goal to explore new directions, one of Mr. Dufresnoy's first acts as artistic director was to hire a guest director, Eric Michael Gillett.
As a guest director, Smith follows the likes of sculptor Anish Kapoor, musician Brian Eno and Burmese democracy leader and campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi.
Last year's speakers included the rapper George the Poet – who was a guest director – Boris Becker, Julian Barnes and Anne Enright.
In staging his 1993 Tony Award-winning rock musical "Tommy," Des McAnuff returns to Stratford as a guest director — this summer he's finishing his final season as the artistic director of the festival.
But from there the program strays from opera again: A guest conductor, Xian Zhang, music director of the Milan-based Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, will lead Respighi's tone poem "Pines of Rome" Jan . 22 to 24
I didn't have a manager but they got on their phones and called people they knew, saying, "I know you don't know this name but if you're looking for a guest conductor or a musical director candidate, you should certainly consider Mei-Ann Chen".
(The credits also list a "special guest director," one Quentin Tarantino).
Mr. Veloso, who is 68 and in the 1960s was a founder of the influential cultural movement known as Tropicalismo, was suggested for the post by the theater director Peter Sellars, himself a former guest director.
It made for the perfect, noir-ish backdrop for the film, which is "shot and cut" by Robert Rodriguez with a bizarre "guest director" credit for Quentin Tarantino.
