Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix

Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at Coterie Theatre

Steal a goose that lays golden eggs and you've solved poverty forever—or so Jack believes when he climbs down from the giant's cloud with his glittering prize. But in Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at the Coterie Theatre, those eggs carry an intoxicating power that spreads through his hungry village like wildfire, turning salvation into something far more dangerous.

Idris Goodwin reimagines the classic fairy tale through hip-hop, poetry and breakbeats, placing Jack in a community where the farm can't feed anyone and his mother can't support him. The giant's treasure seems like the answer, yet the golden eggs become a threat rather than a cure. What starts as a daring heist to save his neighbors spirals into a crisis that mirrors the opioid epidemic, connecting a storybook adventure to a very real contemporary struggle.

This isn't sanitized bedtime material. The Coterie recommends the 60-minute production for ages ten and older, a signal that the show tackles substance abuse with the seriousness it demands. By threading that theme through a familiar story—complete with a fairy-tale giant and goose—the production makes the consequences of addiction urgent and imaginable without losing the adventure that makes Kansas City audiences lean forward.

The remix gives you Jack, a beanstalk and golden eggs, then asks what happens when the happily-ever-after turns out to be poison. Get tickets and meet a fairy-tale hero facing a contemporary crisis.