A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol at Spencer Theatre At Kansas City Repertory Theatre

Ebenezer Scrooge doesn't just count his money—he wards off anyone who might take it, or worse, remind him that happiness exists beyond his ledger. That makes him excellent company for a ghost story, and Kansas City Repertory Theatre's production at Spencer Theatre turns Charles Dickens's miser into the anchor of a tale that balances suspense with tenderness all the way through Christmas Eve.

Mark Robbins plays Scrooge in this local KCRep production, and the three spirits who visit him don't arrive to flatter. Christmas Past reopens old wounds, Present shows him warmth he's refused, and Future promises consequences he can still avoid. Between those encounters, the Cratchit family and their son Tiny Tim remind you what generosity looks like when it's lived rather than lectured about, and Fezziwig's party proves that celebration can mean more than profit. Those contrasts give the story its shape: isolation on one side, connection on the other, and a man stuck in between until he chooses.

Adapted by Jason Chanos and Stuart Carden, directed by Darrington Clark, this version includes Candlelight Carol, a musical element of the local staging to a holiday tradition you already know. The song doesn't replace the darker warnings—it deepens the tenderness that makes those warnings matter. Fezziwig's warmth and the ghost story's edge share the same stage, and Scrooge’s chance to change remains the reason to care.

Get your tickets to A Christmas Carol at Spencer Theatre and see how Kansas City Repertory Theatre tells this one.