1st Time Productions Presents
Trauma Attraction
A theatrical journey through fear, healing, and self-discovery.
An immersive live experience that takes you to the edge of your own psyche — and leads you home.
About the Production
Some wounds demand
to be witnessed.
“More than a play — an emotional reckoning you won’t forget.”
Trauma Attraction is a raw, unflinching theatrical experience that descends into the human psyche and emerges, transformed, on the other side. Written and produced by 1st Time Productions, this immersive journey doesn’t just show you trauma — it holds space for it.
Through breathtaking performances, intimate storytelling, and a searing emotional landscape, the production explores how fear shapes us, how wounds define us — and how, with courage and community, we find our way back to ourselves.
This is theatre that takes risks, demands presence, and rewards you with something rare: genuine catharsis.
Mark Your Calendar
The Experience Awaits
Dates
May 15–17
2026
Three nights only
Show Times
Fri & Sat: 7:00 PM
Sun: 5:00 PM
Doors open 1 hour before showtime
Venue
ETA Creative Arts Theater
Chicago, IL
Tickets
Available Now
Reserve Your Seat →Why You Should Be There
This isn’t just theatre.
It’s transformation.
Emotional Storytelling
This production doesn’t flinch. Every scene is crafted to reach you where you actually live — in the unspoken, the unprocessed, the real.
Live Theatrical Performance
No screen can replicate this. The energy of live theatre — the breath, the tension, the electricity between performer and audience — is irreplaceable.
Safe, Supportive Space
Difficult themes are explored with care and intentionality. You are welcomed, held, and guided through the experience in a community of witnesses.
Genuine Resilience & Healing
Walk in carrying what you carry. Walk out feeling something shift. Trauma Attraction is built to leave you changed — lighter, clearer, seen.
The Company
Cast & Creative Team
Extraordinary performers bringing extraordinary truth to the stage.
Don’t Miss This
Seats are limited.
Experience Trauma Attraction live.
May 15–17, 2026 · Fri & Sat: Doors 6 PM / Show 7 PM · Sun: Doors 4 PM / Show 5 PM · ETA Creative Arts Theater · Chicago, IL