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dallasvoice.comTableCo/Lab founders are, from left, Chris Sanders, Sarah Powell and Caroline Rivera The Table Co/Lab closes season with queer stories showcase RICH LOPEZ | Staff writerrich@dallasvoice.com The Table Co/Lab is a new face on the local theater scene, having just kicked off its inaugural season last September.
The company began with the music production Beyond Perfection, followed by the stage production of The Danger Year. Now the eclectic season approaches its end this weekend with Tales from the End of the Rainbow, a two-day mini festival of new works by local queer playwrights.
Sarah Powell, one of three founders of Table Co/Lab, expressed her excitement at closing the season this way because of how it speaks to the intent of the new company. “When we started this, we saw a need for more representation and wanted to put women and nonbinary and transgender individuals at the helm of their own stories,” she said by phone. “That really comes to fruition through this and it’s a fulfillment of our mission.” Tales from the End of the Rainbow will go down on Saturday and Sunday at Lyric Stage’s rehearsal space in the Design District.
The response to TCL’s call for shows garnered a number of submissions. Powell said they received up to about 40 works — a number that felt impressive to her and the others. “If this were a national call, that would be nothing, but for local submissions, that’s a decent amount,” she said. “Everyone we read and who is in the showcase are from Dallas/Fort Worth as well.” The three founders and a reading committee whittled down the submissions into five selections by DFW playwrights being featured across two days.
