“Content dictates form.”  This is the oft-repeated mantra of veteran theatre composer, Stephen Sondheim.  Content dictates form.  So then isn’t it a natural extension of this policy that we should study the forms to better understand the content?  I think so anyway.  The score can be an invaluable tool for the actor and yet it is one that is often overlooked.  But why? In some cases, I believe it is a question of musical literacy.  Many actors are simply not given the tools that would enable them to analyze a piece of music and understand its implications. Plus,  in my own studies I've found that many of the books and articles that have been written about theatrical score study approach the subject from a purely academic perspective.  And although the authors’ observations are fascinating and well worth reading, they do not often comment on how the musical structures of the shows they analyze can be useful to the working actor.  As a student and an actor, I was perfectly willing to make the leap myself - to translate academic observations into ideas that I could use to build my character - and yet I began to wonder why a resource didn’t exist that would do the work for me.  Shouldn’t there be resources out there for actors who are interested in score study and want to apply it directly to their work?  Eventually I became determined to create such 

a resource myself and voila! From Score to Stage was born.

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The purpose of this site is to translate what we read on the page to what is eventually seen onstage - to provide a musical framework through which the story as a whole can be understood.  I truly believe that the score can and should be used to enrich performance and thus I hope that this site can be valuable to you, the performer.