Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix

Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at Coterie Theatre

What happens when the prize you steal to save your family becomes the poison that destroys it? Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix takes the goose that lays golden eggs and transforms it from treasure into trouble—each shimmering egg carrying an intoxicating power that spreads through Jack's village like wildfire.

Playwright Idris Goodwin reimagines the classic tale through hip-hop and spoken poetry, weaving breakbeats and rhythmic language into a story that trades magic beans for modern crisis. Jack climbs the beanstalk desperate to feed his community when his farm fails and his mother can no longer support him. But the giant's golden eggs, meant to end hunger, become something far more dangerous—a temptation that threatens everyone he meant to help.

The collision between Jack's good intentions and the consequences that follow gives the familiar fairy tale unexpected weight. This sixty-minute production at the Coterie Theatre addresses substance abuse and the opioid epidemic without losing the urgency of the original story, grounding a national crisis in one young person's choice and one village's reckoning. Recommended for ages ten and older, the work uses the storytelling tools of hip-hop to explore how solutions can become their own disasters.

Kansas City audiences will find a beanstalk adventure that refuses easy answers. Grab your ticket to Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at the Coterie Theatre.