I WANTTT A UNICORN FRAPPE!!!

by Catherine Weingarten
directed by Alex Tobey
The Tank (Core Production)
2026

cast: Sabina Friedman-Seitz, Fernando Gonzalez, Lindsley Howard, Rachel Lin, Meg MacCary

scenic designer: Benny Pitt
costume designer: Olivia Vaughn Hern
lighting designer: Hayley Garcia Parnell
sound designer: Mellie Way
props designer: Maya Ramdayal

line producer / production manager: Sarah Jones
stage manager: Julie Cai
assistant stage manager: Liz Hetzel

'SELECTED PRESS

“Director Alex Tobey and scenic designer Benny Pitt make excellent use of The Tank’s tiny off-off-Broadway space to put us in a coffeehouse, a bedroom, a cake-tasting room, and a sparkly fantasy-land limned with pink and purple light and absurdly oversized props. […] I give this world premiere a thumbs-up.”
— Blogcritics

“There is beautiful levity given to these complicated topics and language with Alex Tobey’s cheeky, textured production. […] From scenic design that morphs and speaks to the audience, to gentle disco ball infused lighting, to ornate costume and prop design that looks like dreams of candy, the play world is a stunning tableau onto which the characters and language of the piece flourish.”
— Staff Picks

“Alex Tobey directs at a brisk pace, an asset in a play whose increasingly wild and whimsical scenes must unfold seamlessly. […] Beneath its fizzy humor, fairy-tale Prince, and candy-colored absurdity, I Wanttt a Unicorn Frappe!!! offers a surprisingly incisive meditation on fantasy, addiction, and self-deception.”
— Off Off Online

“It’s a small production, directed by Alex Tobey, and performed by a cast of five excellent actors who commit completely to the strange world. […] But beneath all the frosting, Weingarten has smuggled in something more substantial about our individual struggles for self-actualization, and how they come into conflict with true commitment to another person. It’s a comedy. It’s a tragedy. It’s both.”
— StageBuddy

“The centerpiece of director Alex Tobey's breakneck-paced production, in which the design team terrifically balances elevated reality with over-the-top fantasy, is Rachel Lin's comically energetic, but abundantly sympathetic portrayal of Jenny. […] There is certainly enough cleverness and cake for thought in I Wanttt a Unicorn Frappe!!! to recommend taking advantage of its, at least for now, limited availability.”
— Talkin’ Broadway

“I Wanttt a Unicorn Frappe!!! offers an inventive satire of modern culture's addiction to curated realities, manufactured happiness, and impossible standards.”
— Theatre Beyond Broadway

“The director Alex Tobey and the design team do a nice job using the intimate Tank space to amplify the stylized, kooky world of this play. […] Snappy, engaging dialogue and strong storytelling make this an interesting night at the theater. The humor in this show is essential. The play is funny. Sometimes, it's very funny.”
— Theatre Night Out

Photos by HanJie Chow