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THE LIGHT FANTASTIC INC.



Theatrical Lighting Equipment Rental,Sales,Design and Production Services

 

From the lighting and production needs of a party or festival,theatrical events ,corporate meetings and church events to the more specialized production needs of a large touring rock show or national theatrical tour, as we say here at LFI...
" We got what you need!"
Our growing list of regional and national clients includes:

  • Richard Frankel Productions
  • Nederlander / Detroit
  • Jam Theatricals
  • ARC Ohio Masquerage Ball 2005-2009
  • The National Museum of the United State Air Force
  • E.J Nutter Center
  • The Dayton Art Institute Gala Art Ball 2006 
  • The Benjamin and Marion Schuster Performing Arts Center
  • JAMFEST
  • Dayton Contemporary Dance Co. 
  • Theater league
  • Fraze Pavilion
  • The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra 
  • Edison Foundation Holiday event 
  • TheaterWorks
  • Roberts Center
  • Town Hall Theater
  • The Dayton Ballet
  • The Human Race Theater Co.
  • Beavercreek Community Theater
  • Christian Life Center
  • The Victoria Theater Association
  • Hillside Chapel
  • The Dayton Opera Association
  • Winterguard International
  • Ring of Honor Wrestling
  • 5 Rivers MetroPark RiverBlast 2009

We are also pleased to be able to have provided production and theatrical lighting equipment packages for many local performances of national touring acts .

We work in conjunction with and would recommend the following local companies :
Sound Systems and Equipment :  PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS INC. 
Scenery and Soft Goods , Design /construction:SCENIC SOLUTIONS
 

We have working rental relationships with theaters in Dayton, Columbus , Detroit ,Fort Wayne and San Francisco.

We are also proud to provide rental equipment to the Schuster Center, the Victoria Theatre, the Nutter Center, Hara Arena, the Fraze Pavilion U.D Arena ,the Dayton Convention Center ,the James Trent Arena and numerous other local churches as well as other regional and national theaters and theatrical groups .


We are in the locally unique position of being able to provide the access to some of the most experienced and talented theatrical production service professionals in the area We can also provide you with a large range of lighting design services .

The staff of LFI



John Rensel
Our President and Co Founder              
Little John learns the basics of electricity

Mr. Rensel is the long term resident lighting designer for The Human Race Theater Company, The Muse Machine and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Pops series and has provided lighting design services for numerous Dayton Opera Association productions.
He is  also the long time Technical Director for the Fraze Pavilion and has provided technical advance production coordination ,lighting designs,automation programming and performance operation services for many artists and productions that have visited that  venue.  He also has a diverse dance lighting background,having provided lighting designs and technical production services for many years to The Dayton Ballet and Dayton Contemporary Dance Co.

Mr.Rensel's most recent national credits included a lighting design package for a National Touring Production of the Elton John/Tim Rice collaboration "AIDA" .

His most recent local credits include all the designs for the 2009-2010 Human Race Theater Company season at the Loft Theater,the Muse Machine Production of Singin in the Rain  at the Victoria Theater and the Dayton Opera Association's 2009-2010 season at the Schuster Center.

  
Mike D.

Mr .Michael D'Aloia is the general manager for LFI and is responsible for all our touring production packages.He has a long and extensive theatrical touring background and is a long time member of IATSE Local #66 Stagehands,Dayton OH.

Mike D. brings a large variety of skills to our operation with the emphasis being his skills in almost any area of technical theater, event operation and execution,crew coordination,production equipment transportation and logistics,pre-production technical services and advance work.

You name it ,He can take care of it and make it work for you.

We are privileged to be entering our 12th year of  providing the touring lighting package for 90%of the US touring productions of
STOMP.

This long term relationship is built on the strength of the continuing commitment by Mike D. and the staff here at LFI to provide the best prepared ,highest quality lighting equipment packages we can.







 Michael DAloia General Manager ,LFI 
   Michael D'Aloia - " Mike D"- General Manger , LFI                                                                                                                        Hmmmmm..........


Mexican distro panel....really!                                                                        Get me outta here!!!!!!!!!!
mexican distro panel...really!
                   

                                                                                                                       
        

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Mark Coldiron
Mark is the shop manager at LFI and supervises the day to day rental operation as well as coordinating the extensive event and decor lighting services that LFI has  to offer.


Richard Stewart    better known as "Rico"
Lead Technician

Jeff Junker
Lead Technician

Jestin Rice
Shop Technician /Small Venue & Event Specialist

Jeff Oliver
Shop Technician /Rat Pack , Live at the Sands touring lighting technician
Hog 2 programmer 

Andrew Welch
Lead Service and Bench Technician


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