FINDING THE WORLD

OF YOUR PLAY

A 3-Hour Playwriting Seminar

for New and Aspiring Writers

Saturday, August 30, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Location: Virtual

Have you always dreamed of writing a play, but don’t know where to start? This 3-hour virtual seminar is designed especially for working professionals who are ready to explore their creative side and take that first bold step into playwriting.

Led by a Yale MFA Playwriting Alum, this engaging workshop will guide you through the essential building blocks of playwriting, whether you’ve been scribbling ideas for years or just had your first spark of inspiration.

What we’ll explore:

  • World Building – How to craft a vivid and grounded setting for your story

  • Playwriting Basics – Structure, dialogue, character, and conflict

  • Finding Your Voice – Trusting your instincts and unique perspective

This seminar is perfect for:

  • Professionals balancing careers and creativity

  • Writers at the beginning of their playwriting journey

  • Anyone curious about storytelling for the stage

Why Join?

You don’t need a theatre background—just curiosity, commitment, and a story you’re ready to tell. This seminar is your opportunity to finally begin the play that’s been living in your imagination.

comfort ifeoma katchy is a playwright, actor, and dramaturg hailing proudly from Houston, Texas. She recently received her MFA in Playwriting from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University, where she wrote You Can Tell a Tree by Its Fruit, Stray Dogs, and The Alley. Other writing credits include How I Learned to Play Tennis, Games Have Rules, and The Moon is Upside Down. comfort was most recently seen on stage in Is God Is at the Rec Room Arts in Houston and Pride of Doves at Yale Cabaret.  

comfort has had work presented through the Alley Theatre’s Alley All New Festival, Theater Masters Take Ten Festival, and the University of Houston’s 2021 mainstage season. She was a semi-finalist for the 2025 National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, the Hansberry-Lilly Award (2023), UCross + The Blank Theatre Future of Playwriting Prize (2022), and the Third Culture Theatre Nexus Festival (2022). comfort has been an inaugural member of the Rec Room Writers Group in Houston, Texas, since 2019. She is also a Teaching Artist for the Dwight/Edgewood Project and Survivors of Society Rising, mentoring middle school students and adult writers from New Haven.

She earned her B.F.A. in playwriting and dramaturgy from the University of Houston’s School of Theatre and Dance, along with a Certificate in acting from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.