THEATER COMPANY DELLA LUNA Proudly Presents the World Premiere of THE PERFECT STORY
Who gets to decide what stories deserve to be told?
Written and Directed by EDOARDO TESIO
FOUR-SHOW SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
MAY 21 - 24, 2026 AT THE FLEA THEATER
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT COMPANYDELLALUNA.COM
COMPANY DELLA LUNA is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Edoardo Tesio’s THE PERFECT STORY, directed by Tesio. THE PERFECT STORY will play a four-performance limited engagement at The Flea Theater (20 Thomas St, New York, NY). Performances begin Thursday, May 21, and continue through Sunday, May 24. Opening Night is Thursday, May 21 (8 p.m.). Tickets are $25.31 and available at https://www.companydellalunatheater.com/.
THE PERFECT STORY is an original electropop music theatrical show set inside a mythical Library where, each year, only one story in the entire world is allowed to be written. In this world, stories are power. They shape culture. They determine who is remembered and who is erased. And the Library decides which story deserves to exist.
Blending fairytale fantasy with biting commentary on artistic ambition, burnout culture, and the politics of representation, THE PERFECT STORY asks: Who decides what is worthy of being told? Who benefits from scarcity? And what happens when artists stop chasing perfection and start rewriting the system?
The production stars Naiomi Abiola as Ensemble, Zoe Farago as Ensemble, Vanessa Fry as Ensemble, Annelise Brooks Laakko as Ensemble, Tess Majewski as Ensemble, Dereck Marmolejos as The Writer, Marjorie Murillo as The Apprentice, Soraya Omtzigt as The Guardian, and Audrey Richards as Ensemble.
“What makes this show urgent is that it doesn’t just talk about gatekeeping — it theatricalizes it. The Library in the show only allows one story per year to exist. That’s an extreme fantasy, but it mirrors how our cultural systems actually function. Audiences will see themselves in that pressure to be exceptional, to compete, to be ‘chosen.’” - Edoardo Tesio
The production features scenic design by Monica Romano, costume design by Tomoka Takahashi, and lighting design by Liam Corley. Olivia Altair is the sound designer, and Austen Parent is the stage manager. Choreography by Soroya Omtzigt and Bridget Spencer. Publicity by Katie Rosin/Kampfire PR.
THE PERFECT STORY plays the following schedule:
Thursday, May 21 at 8 p.m.
Friday, May 22 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 23 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 24 at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets are $21.05 and are now available online at https://www.companydellalunatheater.com/. r. 20% discount code for people under 25 is makeartaccessible.
Running Time: 120 minutes
Website: https://www.companydellalunatheater.com/
BIOGRAPHIES
OLIVIA ALTAIR (Music) is a songwriter, musician, and co-founder of Theater Company della Luna. She has written and produced all of the original pop music for Theater Company della Luna’s shows, including Love’s Concordia Bar (Edinburgh Fringe), La Linfa del Villaggio (Lovers Film Festival), and Le Bijou de Paris (Off-Broadway at Chain Theatre). She is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
EDOARDO TESIO (Playwright, Director) is a playwright, director, and producer who focuses on original stories and fairy tales about human emotions, set in imaginary worlds, and tells queer and femme stories. He is the co-founder and artistic director of Theater Company della Luna. He has produced, written, and directed nine original shows presented off-Broadway, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, at the New York Theater Festival, at the Lovers Film Festival in Italy, and more. His work has been covered in La Repubblica, La Stampa, Scottish Field, Broadway World, and more. He holds a BFA in Drama from NYU.
COMPANY DELLA LUNA is a NYC-based independent pop theater collective. They create original pop musicals that center femininity across genders and queerness, and build fantastical worlds that offer both escape and cultural critique. Their collective comes from six different countries — USA, Italy, Japan, El Salvador, and the UAE. Their work has been presented off-Broadway (The Chain Theatre, The Flea Theatre), at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the New York Theater Festival, and the Lovers Film Festival in Italy. Critics have described their shows as “a highly entertaining mix of drama, comedy, music, dance, social commentary, and just a dash of fantasy” (Jed Ryan, Lavender After Dark).
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Listings Information:
Who: Theater Company Della Luna
What: The Perfect Story
Where: The Flea Theater 20 Thomas St, New York NY
When: May 21 - 24 (Thurs-Sun)
How: Tickets are $21.05
Who gets to decide what stories deserve to be told?
