Reading, 1892, is the state’s most prosperous industrial center. Money flows like water here and society people dominate the headlines. After dark, however, a different world emerges, one where Sal Shearer’s ‘parlor house’ is the prime destination for gentlemen longing to escape the stifling expectations of Victorian high society. Into this world steps Billy Goldman, a respected studio photographer who knows everyone’s secrets. Bored by his affluent clientele, Billy finds new inspiration among the ‘sporting girls’ in Sal’s employ, but he soon gravitates to one in particular, the photogenic and manipulative Edie Price. Together they create forbidden art, and in the process, unlock long-suppressed desires neither can resist.
A play about lust, longing, and the power of art to transform every life.
Intimate Exposures is inspired by the work of Reading photographer William I. Goldman.
Goldman's secret collection remained hidden for a hundred years until art historian Robert Flynn Johnson discovered his photographs at a California flea market. His remarkable photographs are featured in “Working Girls: An American Brothel 1892,” Robert Flynn Johnson, editor.
Reading Theater Project is at 140 N. 5th St., Reading, PA.
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DeSales University Dance Ensemble Concert 2025
Act 1 DeSales University (3/21 - 3/23) | ||
Justin Willman: Illusionati Tour
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Annual Barn at Paradise Station Christmas Dinner & Show
The Barn at Paradise Station (12/11 - 12/12) | ||
Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations
Hershey Theatre (10/29 - 11/3) | ||
Mahler's First Symphony
Appell Center for the Performing Arts (5/17 - 5/17) | ||
CONEY ISLAND CHRISTMAS
DreamWrights Center for Community Arts (12/6 - 12/15) | ||
Something Rotten!
The Belmont Theatre (2/21 - 3/2) | ||
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