Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix

Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at Coterie Theatre

Jack steals a goose to save his starving community, but the golden eggs it lays carry a power that could destroy them all. Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix transforms the childhood fable into a story about what happens when a miracle cure becomes an addiction.

Idris Goodwin's play arrives at the Coterie Theatre armed with hip-hop rhythms, poetry and breakbeats, giving familiar characters an urgent new crisis. The giant's treasure seems like the answer to hunger—until those glittering eggs reveal an intoxicating pull stronger than the relief they promise. What Jack brings home to feed his neighbors turns into a threat that spreads through the village, turning rescue into ruin.

This is a sixty-minute journey into terrain where adventure meets consequence. The fairy-tale frame makes room for a conversation about the opioid epidemic, using fantasy to illuminate a crisis tearing through real towns. Jack's choice to climb the beanstalk carries weight beyond a boy outwitting a monster; it becomes a question of whether good intentions can justify dangerous shortcuts.

Recommended for ages ten and older, the production trusts young audiences to reckon with complexity without losing the momentum of adventure. Substance abuse finds a storytelling shape that doesn't preach or simplify—it asks what happens when the thing that saves you starts to consume you.

Grab tickets to Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at the Coterie Theatre in Kansas City.