Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix

Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix at Coterie Theatre

A stolen goose sounds like the start of a clever heist, until the golden eggs it lays turn out to carry a curse instead of a fortune. When Jack climbs the beanstalk hoping to save his struggling farm and starving neighbors, he brings back more than treasure—he brings home something with an intoxicating grip that threatens to destroy the very people he meant to help.

Jacked! A Beanstalk Remix takes the familiar fairy tale and spins it into something bracingly immediate. Playwright Idris Goodwin uses hip-hop and spoken poetry to tell the story of a young man whose good intentions collide with devastating consequences. Jack doesn't set out to harm anyone, but the goose's golden eggs carry a power that spreads through his village like wildfire. The play tackles the opioid epidemic without losing the imaginative energy of giants, magic and adventure.

The Coterie Theatre in Kansas City brings this 60-minute performance to audiences ten and older, blending breakbeats and rhythmic storytelling with a story that refuses to look away from substance abuse. The fairy-tale frame makes the stakes vivid: one choice can ripple outward, turning a hero's triumph into a community's crisis.

If you're ready for a show that treats a hard subject with creativity and heart, grab a ticket.