Independent Arts News Reporting NYC’s SoHo Playhouse Announces Lineup for 2026 International Fringe Encore Series
Reported on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
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NEWSROOM POST: NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SoHo Playhouse announces the lineup for the 2026 International Fringe Encore Series, running Off-Broadway January 3 – March 29, 2026.
New York, NY – SoHo Playhouse announces the lineup for the 2026 International Fringe Encore Series, running Off-Broadway January 3 – March 29, 2026.
SoHo Playhouse’s Artistic Director Darren Lee Cole says, “Another year of big growth for the world of fringe and the IFES. We saw new beginnings from old friends (Edinburgh), watched the growth of familiar friends (Hollywood, Orlando, Prague) and finished by witnessing the emergence of new friends (Milan, Thessaloniki, Catania). A post pandemic view of the world has emerged and as always, fringe artists are at the forefront. Creating new ideas and new forms of live entertainment to interpret their view of this world and translate it into an artistic expression for us. It is an honor and delight to share these 15 winners from our season with our New York community. I promise they will make you laugh, cry and think about this future as well.”
Annually, The International Fringe Encore Series provides opportunities to emerging artists who show exceptional talent at each season’s Fringe Festivals both artistically and commercially. In recognition of their excellence, SoHo Playhouse offers these special shows an extended run Off-Broadway in New York City. This extended run gives these worthy shows a platform for future productions and success. Many of the previous productions featured in the series have gone on to extensive Off-Broadway runs and international success.
SoHo Playhouse is located at 15 Vandam Street in New York City. Tickets to all shows are $45.50 (includes fees). Student tickets are $20 (with valid ID) at the box office on the day of the show on a space availability basis. Schedule varies – for exact days and times, to purchase tickets, and for more info go to https://www.sohoplayhouse.com.
See the entire 2026 International Fringe Encore Series Schedule here: https://www.sohoplayhouse.com/theatre
About SoHo Playhouse
Continuing in the spirit of the theater’s original tenant, Edward Albee and his Playwright Unit Workshop, SoHo Playhouse (Artistic Director Darren Lee Cole, Managing Director Britt Lafield) is committed to presenting the brightest and most talented artists from New York, with its Lighthouse Series, and around the world, with the International Fringe Encore Series, to give the theater-going audience of New York important stories told with unique style, and evolving what the concept of Off-Broadway Theater is in the 21st century. For info visit https://www.sohoplayhouse.com.
