Light Up the Dark

Folks preparing for Bedford High School's stage production of "Beauty and the Beast" had to get extra creative this week, setting up temporary lighting and heating when ice storms knocked out power to the school. (Feb. 23, 2011) CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL SIZE, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Brad Greeley runs a power cord from a portable generator into Bedford High School in Temperance, Mich., after an ice ... THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Josh Glover sets up music stands in the theater at Bedford High School. Glover is a music teacher in the ... THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Brad Greeley, left, hands a portable light stand to Ryan Tymensky, on scaffold, in the theater at Bedford High School.... THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Shelby Pope, 15, a freshman at Bedford High School, warms her hands near a propane heater on the stage in ... THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Tara Althaus, playing "Belle" (with book) and her fellow cast mates rehearse "Beauty and the Beast" at Bedford High School ... THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Kyle Krygielski, playing the "Beast" in "Beauty and the Beast" at Bedford High School, puts his costume on a hallway ... THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY