Eve Addam’s Tearoom

by Lee R. Lawing

Eva Kotchever headed a lesbian sex club called “Eve Addam’s Tearoom” in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. The New York City Police Department raided her club and she was arrested on an obscenity charge and deported back to her native Poland where she was sent to Auschwitz for being Jewish and was killed there.

Eva Kotchever headed a lesbian sex club called “Eve Addam’s Tearoom” in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. The New York City Police Department raided her club and she was arrested on an obscenity charge and deported back to her native Poland where she was sent to Auschwitz for being Jewish and was killed there.

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  • Christopher Plumridge: Eve Addam’s Tearoom by Lee R. Lawing
    “

    I am in awe of writers who can take a snapshot of history, in this case a story based on the sad events which bought about the early demise of the brave young woman, Eva Kotchever. (I thank Lee for raising this fascinating story to me) In this clever two hander, the tables of Eva's cafe are turned, metaphorically and literally. Great.

    I am in awe of writers who can take a snapshot of history, in this case a story based on the sad events which bought about the early demise of the brave young woman, Eva Kotchever. (I thank Lee for raising this fascinating story to me) In this clever two hander, the tables of Eva's cafe are turned, metaphorically and literally. Great.

    ”
  • Mollie Gordon: Eve Addam’s Tearoom by Lee R. Lawing
    “

    What a sneakily powerful, gut-punch of a play! Lawing provides a riveting snapshot into queer history, as well as two rich and compelling roles for women. Lawing takes history and makes it intimate and immediate. Brilliant work!

    What a sneakily powerful, gut-punch of a play! Lawing provides a riveting snapshot into queer history, as well as two rich and compelling roles for women. Lawing takes history and makes it intimate and immediate. Brilliant work!

    ”
  • Jennifer O'Grady: Eve Addam’s Tearoom by Lee R. Lawing
    “

    Lovely and moving play centering on an historical person about whom little is known, and Lawing fills in the blanks to give her a voice and a story that should be told. So much in so few pages!

    Lovely and moving play centering on an historical person about whom little is known, and Lawing fills in the blanks to give her a voice and a story that should be told. So much in so few pages!

    ”
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Production History

  • Professional, Buffalo United Artists, 2019