Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix

Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at Coterie Theatre

A boy steals a goose that lays golden eggs, and those eggs carry something darker than magic—they promise escape, power and a dependency that spreads through an entire village. Idris Goodwin's Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix takes the bones of Jack and the Beanstalk and reshapes them into a bracingly modern story about the opioid epidemic, told through hip-hop and spoken-word poetry at the Coterie Theatre.

Jack's farm can't feed him or his community. His mother can't support him. When he climbs toward the giant and returns with that mythical goose, the golden eggs carry an intoxicating power that threatens everyone he knows. The familiar fairy tale becomes a vehicle for understanding how something that promises relief can spiral into devastation—without finger-wagging or lectures. Goodwin uses rhythm and storytelling to make the story urgent, contemporary and impossible to ignore.

The play unfolds in roughly sixty minutes, blending breakbeats and poetic language with imaginative adventure. Recommended for ages ten and older, Jacked! doesn't sugarcoat the stakes or talk down to younger audiences. It trusts them to follow Jack through a crisis that feels mythic and immediate at once. Kansas City theatergoers looking for work that respects both fairy-tale wonder and real-world complexity will find it here.

Grab your tickets for Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at the Coterie Theatre.