KC Rep's "A Christmas Carol" 2021

 

by Pa Rock

Theatre Goer

The Kansas City Rep's annual production of "A Christmas Carol" got underway this past Friday evening at the Spencer Theatre at UMKC, and while my Kansas family and I did not make it to the opening night performance, we were on the front row for night two!  It is our annual Christmas tradition, and a great evening was enjoyed by all!

We began going to see this play when Olive was four-years-old.  She is ten now, and we have been every year except for last year when it was not staged live due to the pandemic - but instead limped along through some type of "zoom" production, whatever the heck that is!

Scrooge and the whole wonderful gang are back this year and creating a dickens of a fuss about ghosts and the true meaning of Christmas!  

Last night was little Sully's first trip to see the show.  He is five and we were  concerned about how he would react, and would he be able to sit calmly for the entire production?    But my five-year-old grandson loved it!  Apparently he only shut his eyes a couple of times when the scary ghosts were cavorting on stage!

The artistic director stopped and visited with our family just before he stepped on stage to introduce the show.  He told my red-headed, blue-eyed granddaughter, Olive, that red hair and blue eyes are the rarest combination of hair and eye color on the planet, and that only 1.5% of the people possess both of those traits.  We always knew she was special!

And the show was special, too!  It was, as always, an absolutely fantastic production.  (Each year a few changes are made, so it retains an element of freshness, even for those - and there are many - who go every year.)   The carolers and the music were also superb, as always!   

Great job, KC Rep!  Thanks for reminding us of what the Christmas season is all about and sharing your joyful production with the world!

Happy holidays!  We'll see you again next year!