Stagebiz.com got a chance to chat with Britt Lafield, the managing director of the Soho Playhouse, and we talked about the International Fringe Encore Festival. The festival opened the first week of January and will run through March 2. Stagebiz: What exactly is the international fringe encore festival? BL: The IFES is a "best of" the theater "fringe" circuit from around the world. Myself and our Artistic Director, Darren Lee Cole, go to the biggest theater festivals around the world and see dozens and dozens of shows at each one. Then pick the best of each festival and invite them to perform