Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix

Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at Coterie Theatre

When the goose you steal lays golden eggs that make everyone forget their hunger—and everything else—what have you really brought home? Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix takes the giants and magic of a childhood favorite and turns them into a story about the choices we make when desperation drives us up an impossible stalk.

Idris Goodwin reimagines Jack's climb as a journey into contemporary crisis. The farm can't feed the community. Jack's mother can't support him. So he does what fairy-tale heroes do: he takes what doesn't belong to him. But those golden eggs carry an intoxicating power that spreads through the village, and suddenly a single theft becomes everyone's problem. The giant's treasure turns out to be a curse wrapped in glitter.

The Coterie Theatre brings this sixty-minute production to Kansas City with hip-hop beats, spoken-word poetry and rhythmic storytelling woven through the action. It's not a sanitized fable. The play confronts substance abuse and the opioid epidemic head-on, using breakbeats and verse to explore how communities unravel when relief turns to dependence. Jack wants to help himself and the people he loves, but good intentions can't undo dangerous consequences.

Recommended for ages ten and up, Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix offers a way into urgent conversations through a story already etched in memory. Get Jacked! tickets and discover what happens when the treasure becomes the threat.