Overview
Inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk and designed and developed for children, Jacked! fuses storytelling and poetry with hip-hop and break-beat music to encourage a dialogue about substance abuse and the overwhelming effects the opioid epidemic is having in our communities.
Casting & Production
Casting
This is a play for two performers:
Jack—a kid
Second Performer plays:
Jack’s Mama
Mink the Mysterious
Harp
George Giant
Owens
Banker
Farmer Rex
Goose
Hughes
Gina Giant
Casting Note:
There is absolutely a world in which a company could choose to break up Second Performer’s roles across more bodies, as well as creating a chorus to support in other ways.
The Goose can be a puppet, as can Jack’s cow, Daisy.
Setting
A rural community in America
Reviews
“Jacked! opens a gentle dialogue with the youngest members of our community about addiction. It helps to deisolate young children with families who might be struggling, while giving language to those who don’t understand what is happening in their lives.”
— Pamela DiPasquale (Director of Education, Cleveland Playhouse)
— Pamela DiPasquale (Director of Education, Cleveland Playhouse)
