Whether you prefer your summer theater al fresco or with the air conditioner running inside, there's no shortage of choices this season as Central Illinois' troupes get ready to entertain both the vacationing hordes and regular working stiffs.

Here's a preview of what's in store on area boards between now and Labor Day weekend:

Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company

• Bye Bye Birdie, musical, June 26-29.

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, musical, Aug. 7-10.

For tickets, call (217) 356-9063; indoor performances at the Virginia Theater, downtown Champaign.

Conklin's Barn II, Goodfield

• The Sunshine Boys, Neil Simon comedy, now-June 1.

• It Runs in the Family, comedy, June 5-July 7.

• Smoke on the Mountain, gospel musical, July 31-Sept. 7.

For tickets, call (309) 965-2545; the indoor theater is located a mile northeast of Goodfield.

Community Players, Bloomington

• High School Musical, musical, July 10-13, 17-20, 24-27 and (if demand warrants) July 31-Aug. 2.

For tickets, call (309) 663-2121; the indoor Players theater is located at 201 Robinhood Lane.

Corn Stock Theater, Peoria

• Singin' in the Rain, musical, May 30-June 7.

• The Odd Couple, Neil Simon comedy, June 20-28.

• Disney's Beauty and the Beast, musical, July 11-19.

• A Chorus Line, musical, Aug. 1-9.

• On Golden Pond, drama, Aug. 22-30.

For tickets, call (800) 220-1185; the open-air theater is located in Peoria's Upper Bradley Park.

Country Workshop Theatre, Cissna Park

• Peter Pan, musical fantasy, June 12-15 and 18-22.

• Cheaper By the Dozen, comedy, July 10-13 and 16-20.

• Over the River, comedy, Aug. 7-10 and 13-17.

For tickets, call (815) 457-2626; the indoor theater is located two miles northwest of Cissna Park, off Illinois 49.

Heartland Theatre Company, Normal

• 10-Minute Play Festival: The Coffee Shop, eight short plays, May 29-31, June 5-8, 12-14 and 19-21.

For tickets, call (309) 452-8709; the indoor theater is located at One Normal Plaza, Lincoln and Beech streets.

High School Summer Theater, Normal

• Thoroughly Modern Millie, musical, June 20-22 and 25-29.

• Urinetown, musical, July 17-20, 23-24 and 26-27.

Tickets sold at the door only; shows are performed at the new outdoor Normal Amphitheatre in Normal.

Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Bloomington

• The Taming of the Shrew, comedy, June 25 and 27, July 1-2, 5, 10, 12, 20, 22, 25 and 31, Aug. 3, 5 and 9.

• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), comedy, June 26 and 28-29, July 3, 6, 11, 13, 19, 23, 26 and 30, Aug. 1, 7 and 10.

• Titus Andronicus, tragedy, July 17-18, 24, 27 and 29, Aug. 2, 6 and 8.

For tickets, call (309) 438-8110; the outdoor theater is located at Ewing Manor, Towanda Avenue and Emerson Street.

Lincoln Community Theatre, Lincoln

• Mrs. President, historical drama, June 27-29 and July 2-6.

• Cheaper By the Dozen: The Musical, musical comedy, July 25-27 and July 31-Aug. 3.

Performances are in the indoor Johnston Center for the Performing Arts on the Lincoln College campus. For tickets, call (217) 735-2614.

Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan

• Guys and Dolls, musical starring Doug Wilson of "Trading Spaces," June 11-22.

• Cabaret, musical, June 25-July 6.

• West Side Story, musical, July 9-20

• Gypsy, musical, July 23-Aug. 3.

• All Shook Up, Elvis musical, Aug. 6-17.

For tickets, call (888) 261-9675; the indoor theater is located on Sullivan's downtown square.

Miller Park Summer Theater, Bloomington

• Charlotte's Web, children's musical, June 13-15, 20-22 and 27-29.

• Peter Pan, musical, July 19-20 and 25-27, Aug. 1-3.

All performances are free; the outdoor theater is located on the Miller Park Bandstand. Call (309) 434-2260 for information.

The Muni, Springfield

• Hello, Dolly!, musical, May 30-June 1, June 4-8.

• All Shook Up, Elvis musical, June 20-22 and June 25-29.

• The Secret Garden, fantasy, July 11-13 and 16-20.

• The Music Man, musical, Aug. 1-3 and 6-10.

For tickets, call (217) 793-6864; the outdoor theater is located on East Lake Drive at Lake Springfield.

New Salem Theatre in the Park, Petersburg

• And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie mystery, May 23-25 and 29-31.

• Kiss Me Kate, Cole Porter musical, June 6-8 and 12-15.

• John Brown's Body, historical drama, June 27-29 and July 3-6.

• The Elephant Man, drama, July 18-20 and 24-26.

• Two By Two, Richard Rodgers musical, Aug. 9-10 and 15-17.

• Anne of Green Gables, drama, Aug. 22-24 and 28-30.

For tickets, call (800) 710-9290; the outdoor Theatre in the Park is located at New Salem State Historic Site near Petersburg.

Paxton Majestic Theatre Group, Paxton

• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, musical, July 17-20

For tickets, call (877) 743-0444; outdoor performances are in the Pells Park Pavilion in Paxton's Pells Park.

Peoria Players, Peoria

• All Shook Up, Elvis musical, June 5-8.

• The Wiz, musical, Aug. 7-10.

For tickets, call (309) 688-4473; performances are in the indoor Peoria Players Theatre, 4300 N. University, Peoria.

Prairie Fire Theatre, Bloomington

• Coming to America, Ray Roderick musical, June 20-22 and 27-29, IWU Memorial Student Center Lounge.

• The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, Aug. 9-11 and 16-18, IWU Westbrook Auditorium.

For tickets, call (309) 824-3047; indoor performance venues are as noted above.

Streator Community Players, Streator

• Broadway Blast '08, musical revue, May 22-24.

• Exit Who?, mystery-comedy, June 15-21.

• Thoroughly Modern Millie, musical, July 13-19.

• Guys and Dolls Jr., children's version of musical, Aug. 10-16.

For tickets, call (815) 672-3584; the indoor Engle Lane Theater is located south of Illinois 18 at Streator's west edge.

Touring shows

• Love Letters, romantic drama starring Jean Smart and Richard Gilliand, 7:30 p.m. June 7, Lincoln Theater, Decator. Call (217) 422-1711.

• Things Money Can't Buy, Jimmell Scott gospel comedy-musical, 8 p.m. June 14, Peoria Civic Center. Call (309) 673-3200.

U of I Summer Studio, Urbana

• Talley's Folly, Lanford Wilson drama, June 13, 21, 26 and 29, July 1, 5, 8 and 11

• The Last Five Years, musical, June 14-15, 22, 24 and 27, July 2 and 12-13

• The Turn of the Screw, drama, June 19-20, 25 and 28, and July 3, 6 and 9-10.

• Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, historical drama, July 17-19 and 24-26.

For tickets, call (217) 333-6280; performances are in the indoors U of I Krannert Center in Urbana.

Vermillion Players, Pontiac

• Grease, musical, June 12-15.

• Disney's The Jungle Book, Kids, musical fantasy, July 10-13.

• All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, comedy, Aug. 7-10.

For tickets, call (815) 844-3221; performances are in the outdoor Chautauqua Park Pavilion in Pontiac's Chautauqua Park.