Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix

Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at Coterie Theatre

Steal the goose, save the family. That’s the plan. So why are those golden eggs putting a whole village in danger? Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at The Coterie Theatre puts a desperate boy’s good intentions on a collision course with consequences he never wanted.

Jack’s problem is painfully clear: his farm cannot feed him, his community cannot support him, and his mother cannot help. So he takes what is not his, the giant’s goose, and brings home golden eggs with an intoxicating power. What looks like rescue threatens his village instead. The suspense is personal: the person who wanted to solve the problem has brought a new one home.

Idris Goodwin tells the story through hip-hop, poetry and breakbeats, giving Jack’s predicament a rhythmic, contemporary voice. The giant, goose and climb keep the imaginative adventure in view while the choices become harder. Wanting to help is understandable. Facing what your actions could cost other people is a different test, and that tension gives this familiar fairy tale a reason to feel urgent again.

The approximately sixty-minute production addresses addiction and is recommended for ages ten and older. Kansas City audiences can follow a recognizable hero into a story where a valuable prize demands a difficult reckoning.

Secure your tickets for a show that takes a childhood story seriously enough to ask what happens after the happy ending.