Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix

Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at Coterie Theatre

A fairy tale beats to hip-hop rhythm at the Coterie Theatre, where Idris Goodwin transforms Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix into something far sharper than a storybook repeat. This isn't your childhood bedtime version. The production layers poetry and breakbeats into a retelling that trades enchantment for urgency, giving Jack a community struggling with hunger and a desperate mother who can no longer keep him safe.

The familiar giant appears, the beanstalk climbs, and Jack steals the goose just as you remember. But when those golden eggs arrive, they don't deliver simple prosperity. Their intoxicating power spreads through the village, turning rescue into dependence. What begins as a solution to starvation becomes a new kind of danger—one that pulls Jack's world toward collapse rather than lifting it free.

Goodwin uses the architecture of a classic tale to hold something bracingly contemporary: the opioid epidemic filtered through rhythm and spoken language. The storytelling shifts between hip-hop cadence and theatrical narrative, creating a performance that moves with energy while addressing substance abuse without losing its audience. The Coterie recommends the show for ages ten and older, with a sixty-minute runtime that keeps the focus tight.

Kansas City audiences ready for a show that challenges instead of comforts will find Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix waiting at the Coterie. Get tickets for Goodwin’s rhythmic, unsettling return to the beanstalk.