{"id":1561,"date":"2025-12-21T20:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T02:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/kansascity\/?page_id=1561"},"modified":"2025-12-21T20:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T02:56:15","slug":"a-christmas-carol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/kansascity\/news-events\/a-christmas-carol\/","title":{"rendered":"A Christmas Carol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">ESU Kansas City Members and Guests<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Attended <em>A Christmas Carol<\/em> on December 10, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/kansascity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/kansascity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-1.png 776w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/kansascity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-1-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/kansascity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-1-768x456.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ESU Kansas City Branch arranged group discount tickets to KCRep\u2019s production of <em>A Christmas Carol <\/em>at Spencer Theatre. Twenty-two members and guests attended this Charles Dickens classic which has been produced for over 40 years by the Kansas City Repertory Theatre. \u00a0Read more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year marks the final year that Gary Neal Johnson will be performing the venerable Ebenezer Scrooge. 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