Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix

Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at Coterie Theatre

One stolen goose. One village in danger. Roughly sixty minutes to follow Jack into a fairy tale that has lost its easy happy ending. Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix gives older kids, teens and adults a compact theater adventure with a difficult question: what if the treasure meant to save you becomes the threat?

The Coterie Theatre recommends this production for ages ten and older. That makes it a specific family-theater choice for audiences ready for something more challenging than a reassuring bedtime tale. The approximately one-hour format gives you a complete stage story without making the running time the day’s main commitment.

Idris Goodwin brings hip-hop, poetry and breakbeats to the familiar climb. Jack steals the giant’s goose after his farm, community and mother cannot give him the support he needs. But the golden eggs have an intoxicating power that endangers his village. The magic offers possibility and peril in the same prize.

The play addresses addiction, so the subject has weight alongside the imaginative adventure. Following Jack’s choices gives families a concrete story to discuss: why he took the goose, what he hoped to fix and what he must face when the answer becomes dangerous.

Get tickets for Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at The Coterie in Kansas City and make room for an hour with a very different kind of golden treasure.