TYA, Adventure

JACKED!

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:

2-10, Any gender

Production Notes:

JACKED! was commissioned by the CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE (Laura Kepley, Artistic Director Kevin Moore, Managing Director Pamela DiPasquale, Director of Education) and co-developed with StageOne Family Theatre and Cleveland Playhouse’s Classroom Matinee Touring Program.

(Art Metro Theatre Company)

Author

Idris Goodwin

Idris Goodwin is an award-winning storyteller for multiple generations. An accomplished playwright, breakbeat poet, content creator and arts champion, Goodwin is recognized as a culture bearer who celebrates community values and cultivates histories with care. Idris is the author of over 60 original plays ranging from his Hip Hop inspired breakbeat series to historical dramas to works for young audiences. Titles such as And In This Corner Cassius Clay, How We Got On, Hype Man: A Break Beat Play, This is Modern Art and the ground breaking Free Play: open source scripts for an antiracist tomorrow...

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Essay

JACKED! WHEN A FAIRYTALE CAN BE MORE AND DO MORE