A comedic history play

Annie loves the past. Curtis lives for the future. Together they host a wildly unpopular podcast from Annie’s living room in which they “queer history,” reinterpreting Philadelphia lore through an modern, intersectional lens. When Annie finds a family heirloom that reveals a buried connection to the early LGBT rights movement, the political suddenly gets explosively personal. TIME IS ON OUR SIDE’s shape-shifting plot bounds gleefully from the Underground Railroad to pop culture futurity, as Annie and Curtis search for answers to the questions “How do we let go of the past? And when will it let go of us?”

A superbly crafted two-hour mystery… Thomas creates an entire world with seeming room for all of humanity’s hopes and dreams, foibles and longings.

Jim Rutter, Philadelphia Inquirer

A funny, poignant, and uplifting Philly-centric show that considers the intersection of the city’s history with gay rights.

Deb Miller, Phindie

Thomas’ script is intimately epic, recreating a Philadelphia that is vivid even for those who have not spent a day there in many years, in which queer millennial characters have messy reactions as they discover just how little they know of the history of gay and lesbian life before the AIDS crisis, before Stonewall, in a city that is neither New York nor San Francisco, when “queer” was still exclusively a slur, when the closet was often the safest choice even for people who knew exactly who they were and whom they loved. 

Ian Thal, Washington City Paper

This is the kind of work I want to see so much more of. Inclusive, fearless, professional, loving, humble

Bonaly Reviews

[D]elivers thoughtful, clear storytelling drama that new plays frequently lack.

Howie Shapiro, Newsworks

Time Is On Our Side with its cast of zany characters on their own journeys and quests is a perfect selection for us here and now.

Debra Minter Jackson, DC Theatre Arts

Productions:
Perisphere Theatre, 2021 // directed by Gerrard Alex Taylor
About Face Theatre, 2017 // directed by Megan Carney
Simpatico Theatre, 2015 // directed by Jarrod Markman