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Gastregisseur

guest director

noun GAHST-re-zhi-seer Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Origin: from French régisseur

Also means

a director invited for a single production by an outside theatre

Usage Note

Gastregisseur is hired for one production and then moves on, unlike the Hausregisseur who is a permanent staff director. Guest directors often bring fresh perspectives and are featured prominently in programme books.

Examples

"Als Gastregisseur inszenierte er das Shakespeare-Stück in nur vier Probenwochen."

Natural Translation

As guest director he staged the Shakespeare play in just four weeks of rehearsal.

Literal Translation

As guest-director staged he the Shakespeare-piece in only four rehearsal-weeks.

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