The Inland Northwest has a wealth of summer theater scheduled in the next three months:

The Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre, the region’s major professional summer-stock company, presents a four-show season of musicals, all at the Schuler Auditorium at North Idaho College:

“Annie Get Your Gun” - Irving Berlin’s Wild West musical, July 10-19.

“Jesus Christ Superstar” - The Andrew Lloyd Webber classic, July 24-Aug. 2.

“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” - A ribald country-western musical, Aug. 7-16.

“South Pacific” - The Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece, Aug. 21-30.

Call (208) 769-7780 or (800) 4-CDA-TIX.

The Spokane Theatrical Company, a new troupe with hopes of becoming a permanent professional summer-stock company in Spokane, presents its inaugural show at The Met this summer: “Carousel” - The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical with a carnival theme, July 18-26. Call 325-SEAT or (800) 325-SEAT for tickets.

The Spokane Civic Theatre presents its summer show on the Main Stage, 1020 N. Howard:

“Black Comedy” - Peter Shaffer’s uproarious comedy about a blackout, July 10-Aug. 2. Call 325-2507 for tickets.

The Performing Arts and Humanities of Sandpoint brings its summer production into The Met in Spokane for two performances:

“The Pirates of Penzance” - Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta, Friday, 8 p.m. and Saturday, 4 p.m. Call 325-SEAT or (800) 325-SEAT for tickets.

The Pullman Summer Palace, in conjunction with Washington State University, presents three shows at R.R. Jones Theatre in Daggy Hall on the Pullman campus:

“The Mousetrap” - Agatha Christie’s long-running mystery, Thursday-Saturday, July 2-5.

“The Front Page” - Ben Hecht’s classic newsroom farce, July 10-12, July 16-19.

“The Pirates of Penzance” - Another production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta, July 24-26, July 30-Aug. 2.

Call (509) 335-7236 for tickets and information.

The Sixth Street Melodrama, in its 14th season in Wallace, Idaho, runs a two-show season July 8-Aug. 23, complete with booing and hissing:

“Alias Smedley Pewtree, or The Villain of Glitter Gulch,” an original melodrama in the old-fashioned style. Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m.

“Sally’s Virtue, or Playing Games at the Snake Pit,” a locally written melodrama about North Idaho. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Both shows are followed by the Kelly’s Alley Revue. Call (208) 752-3081 or (208) 752-8871 for tickets.

Last, but in terms of audience, not least, is a big national touring show at the Spokane Opera House:

“Cats” - The third visit of this Andrew Lloyd Webber meow-fest, Aug. 29-31. Tickets now on sale, 325-SEAT or (800) 325-SEAT.

, DataTimes