Venue
Edge Theater
5451 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
1st Time Productions Presents
Back by Popular DemandThe award-winning stage play returns to the Edge Theater for two special performances.
After an incredible opening weekend and successful first run, Trauma Attraction is back — a powerful, thought-provoking theatrical experience exploring love, trauma, relationships, and healing.
About the Production
"More than a play — an emotional reckoning you won't forget."
After an incredible opening weekend and a successful first run, the award-winning stage play Trauma Attraction returns to the Edge Theater for two special performances. Written and produced by 1st Time Productions, this powerful, thought-provoking theatrical experience explores the connection between love, trauma, relationships, and healing.
Through breathtaking performances, intimate storytelling, and a searing emotional landscape, the production explores how love and fear shape us, how wounds define us — and how, with courage and community, we find our way back to ourselves.
Experience the stage play that audiences are still talking about after its successful debut. Gather your family and friends and witness an unforgettable story of love, trauma, healing, and hope.
Mark Your Calendar
Venue
Edge Theater
5451 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
Saturday, Dec 12
Doors 6 PM / Show 7 PM
Buy Tickets →Sunday, Dec 13
Doors 4 PM / Show 5 PM
Buy Tickets →Why You Should Be There
This production doesn't flinch. Every scene is crafted to reach you where you actually live — in love, in loss, in the unspoken and the unprocessed.
No screen can replicate this. The energy of live theatre — the breath, the tension, the electricity between performer and audience — is irreplaceable.
Difficult themes are explored with care and intentionality. You are welcomed, held, and guided through the experience in a community of witnesses.
Walk in carrying what you carry. Walk out feeling something shift. Trauma Attraction is built to leave you changed — lighter, clearer, seen.
The Company
Extraordinary performers bringing extraordinary truth to the stage.
From the Stage to the Page
"When pain feels like love, breaking free becomes the hardest choice."
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December 12–13, 2026 · Sat: Doors 6 PM / Show 7 PM · Sun: Doors 4 PM / Show 5 PM · Edge Theater · 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640