R. Eric Thomas’s Time Is On Our Side is an award-winning play that tells the story of Curtis and Annie, who host a wildly unpopular podcast from Annie’s living room reinterpreting Philadelphia lore through a modern, intersectional lens.

What if everything you thought you knew about your family history was wrong?

Annie and Curtis are friends who produce and host a wildly unpopular podcast about Philadelphia history. When they discover a diary suggesting that Annie’s grandmother was a closeted lesbian, the two friends—both gay themselves—have thoroughly opposite reactions. Curtis sees the story as a way of taking the podcast in a new direction and building its audience. Annie is afraid that delving into the past will destroy her idyllic image of her family.

In addition to exploring the issues of friendship and honesty, this hilarious and poignant play tackles fundamental questions about how we view the past: Who owns history? Who gets to tell it? Are there parts of it that are best left untold?