Chicago Fusion Theatre (CFT) was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 2007 by a collective of artists and business associates committed to physical based theatre that fuses different genres, mediums and styles in an effort to foster a greater appreciation of diversity and the arts in the community.[1] The company has put on several productions since its conception including Hugging the Shoulder and bobrauschenbergamerica.[2] CFT's next production will be J.B. by Archibald MacLeish and opens on March 12th.