the INTERNATIONAL FRINGE ENCORE SERIES
Join SoHo Playhouse and stars from global Fringe Festivals of the season for a roundup of the best Fringe comics and plays this season has to offer!
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 including Drama Desk Nominee Krapp 39 (FringeNYC 2008), Jamaica Farewell (FringeNYC 2009), Triassic Parq (FringeNYC 2012), We Live By The Sea (Edinburgh 2016) and Rap Guide To Religion (Edinburgh Fringe 2015).
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bob marley: how reggae changed the world
Duane Forrest performs acoustic renditions of legendary reggae songs from Bob Marley to Toots and the Maytals that reshaped countless lives including his own.
January 3 - February 1 at SoHo Playhouse
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diana: the untold and untrue story
Join Diana in heaven as she shares the untold and untrue tale of her extraordinary life.
January 6 - 10 at SoHo Playhouse
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dreamscape
Inspired by the true story of Tyisha Miller, a 19 year-old African American girl who was shot by police while she lay unconscious in a car. Told through beatboxin’, spoken word, and hip-hop dance, Dreamscape reimagines the innocent pleasures of her life and hopes for the future with the sweetness and humor of a teenager’s insight.
January 7 - 25 at 59E59 Theaters
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and her children
An adaptation of Mother Courage and her Children, and her Children follows a spokeswoman for the NRA who has been called to defend the organization after a mass shooting that her own son has perpetrated.
January 14 - February 13 at SoHo Playhouse
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puttana
A girl needs money. A man needs sex. The beginning is obvious. The rest? It's in the eyes of those who judge.
January 15 - 25 at SoHo Playhouse
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where is your husband?
A heart-breaking, mind-bending & booty-shaking true tale of love, loss & polite fiction.
January 21 - February 1 at SoHo Playhouse
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Josh Glanc: Family Man
Nominated for the 2024 Edinburgh Comedy Award, Josh Glanc performs a high-wire act with a collusive onslaught of the ridiculous and the tender.
February 4 - 14 at SoHo Playhouse
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hold on to your butts
Two actors and a Foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time.
February 7 - March 15 at SoHo Playhouse
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gobstopper
Somewhere in small-town Scotland, an old man nearly chokes to death on a gobstopper, and chaos begins to unfold…
February 11 - March 1 at SoHo Playhouse
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the amazing sex life of rabbits
A mysterious dinner between two couples erupts into a 21st century class war – clashing with wits, nostalgia, and sex – begging the question: is a reunion with one’s ex-spouse and her new hubby EVER a good idea?
March 2 - 28 at SoHo Playhouse
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body count
A one-woman dark comedy exploring the new era of sex work as a competitive sport.
March 3 - 29 at SoHo Playhouse
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stewart huff: is anything ok?
Southern Comedy that doesn't agree with the South.
March 4 - 15 at SoHo Playhouse
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elouise eftos: australia's first attractive comedian
You’ve had a lifetime of lame anecdotes from all the average-looking comedians, but the reviews are in – self-deprecation is DEAD, It’s time to hear from Australia’s First Attractive Comedian.
March 5 - 15 at SoHo Playhouse