Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended
"...The podcasters imagine they have a career-making story when they discover Annie’s grandmother may have been a closeted lesbian, a prospect that makes a traumatized Annie “doubt everything” about the woman and sends Curtis on a massive dead-end investigation into the supposedly undocumented world of post-1960 gay life. The pair even debate whether their audience will accept a story told from a woman’s point of view. Eeesh. Director Megan Carney encourages such coy performances from her overtaxed cast that little rings true for two long hours."
Stage and Cinema - Somewhat Recommended
"...The trouble is, despites a plethora of clues that yield precious little truth, there are no great marvels at the end of this rainbow search. These folks simply come across the understandably concealed doings of members of an always-threatened minority. You don’t yell “Stop the presses!” when you find out that gays got married before they, well, got married: Love is love is love and it goes on like life."
Around The Town Chicago - Recommended
"...I have mixed feelings about “Time Is on Our Side”, another play that doesn’t know what it wants to be when it grow up.I’m pretty sure I figured out the most important point –one character saying that it’s her story and she’s the only one who gets to tell it – but there’s a lot of other stuff thrown into the mix."
Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended
"...This award-winning play by R. Eric Thomas is interesting in its investigation of a buried family secret that sheds light on LGBTQ history, as well as some facts about the Underground Railroad and other historical events. The dialogue is accurately 21st century, with all its cliches and redundancy. But it’s the mystery, the story of Annie’s grandmother, grandfather, their secret lives and how they were all a part of queer history, that makes this play entertaining and feel particularly personal and immediate."
The Fourth Walsh - Somewhat Recommended
"...Despite these vibrant nuggets, TIME IS ON OUR SIDE rambles for a long first act of about an hour and half. Although the shorter second act has an interesting reveal, Hall and Scrantom’s conflict goes away by happenstance instead of reconciliation. All and all, TIME IS ON OUR SIDE has all the inflections and cadence of an NPR show. It isn’t attention grabbing. It’s audio storytelling that we tune in and out of."
Third Coast Review - Recommended
"...Time Is on Our Side, directed by Megan Carney, is a warm, funny dive into queer history and other civil rights events—the Underground Railroad, the AIDS quilt, the Stonewall riots and Rosa Parks—told by activists of two generations. It’s kind of drive-by history, without much depth on any point. Carney’s cast of four talented actors creates the mood in this Midwest premiere at Theater Wit."
Chicago On Stage - Recommended
"...Time Is On Our Side is an intriguing play. I found myself after the first act wanting to like it more than I did like it due to the artifice of the conflict, but Act Two more than redeemed it. It is a provocative, fascinating look at the world as our young people see it and as the older generation lived it. And it is ultimately easy to recommend."
NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended
"...In this two-plus hour, four-hander, everyone has a lot to do. To answer the dictates of the plot, perfect pace is optimal or we’ll gulp down the syrup before we learn how it flavors the cream. Gear-shifting between campy hip-popping and grounded history-telling is no small task and director Megan Carney’s cast of Maggie Scrantom, Rashaad Hall, Esteban Andres Cruz, and Riley Mondragon meet this challenge with grace."
