Ondine Landa Abramson is at the helm of Stage17.tv, the newest intersection of Web, theater, and independent storytelling online.
How is Stage17.tv different from other Web series platforms?
What distinguishes us from other similar platforms is that we are a curatorial voice, in terms of organizing content from the world of theater, but also that we’re producing and executive producing original programming where Broadway and theater actors, playwrights, and directors are creating [material].
What advice do you have for actors looking to make their own content?
There are shows that are very successful that don’t have a lot of bells and whistles from the production standpoint. Those shows tend to be successful because they offer production companies like ourselves the opportunity to develop them. Put your money in your talent and your [development of] stories and the quality of what you’re shooting.
What does Stage17.tv have planned for the future?
One major initiative that we’re working on right now is to be able to digitize and capture regional and Off-Broadway theater. [There’s a] vast number of phenomenal productions that have a life of only a few weeks. They close for whatever reasons, but
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