07/28/2026
1982 to 2026. After 44 years, The Light Fantastic is closing its doors.
This company lit stages, arenas, ballrooms, tents, and parking lots all over the Miami Valley, and for a time, across the country. If you went to a graduation, a concert, a UD game, or a St. Patrick's Day party around here, there's a good chance you stood in light that came out of our shop.
To our clients: thank you for trusting us with your biggest nights. You called when it had to go right, and you kept calling.
To the crew: you were this company. The shop hands, techs, electricians, and operators who showed up at 6 a.m., worked all day, and struck the show at midnight. Your work behind the scenes and made incredible shows possible. Thank you.
To IATSE Local 66, the venues, and the vendors who shared our calls: thank you for the decades.
Forty-four years is a long run. While the lights are going out here on Xenia Ave., the torch burns on. The people who built and sustained this place aren't going anywhere, and they're already building what comes next for production in the Miami Valley. Stay tuned.
Thank you, Dayton.
Josh Rhodes
General Manager
The Light Fantastic, Inc.
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