LEADERSHIP AT THE ROZZIE SQUARE THEATER
Courtney Pong
Courtney Pong (she/her) is the owner of The Rozzie Square Theater and the Owner and General Manager of CSz Boston.
Courtney became a New Englander when she moved from San Francisco to Boston in 2016 to own CSz Boston and produce their flagship show ComedySportz, the widest-reaching and longest-running competitive improv show in the nation.
In May 2018 the team opened The Rozzie Square Theater, rooting Roslindale as the official home for ComedySportz in Boston and the New England area.
The Rozzie Square Theater was opened with the intention of bringing entertainment, improv education, and laughter to areas she felt were overlooked as destinations, believing that everyone is deserving of the community-strengthening and collaborative benefits an improv theater has to offer a neighborhood.
The theater is the only brick-and-mortar comedy club in Boston owned by a Woman and Asian American.
As a professional improviser for over 21 years, Courtney has designed and led team-building workshops and provided entertainment for companies like Ocean Spray, Deloitte, The Boston Red Sox, Bloomberg LP, and Northeastern University.
Outside of the theater, she is an Associate Professor teaching Performing Improv Comedy at Emerson College.
Leadership & Press
She regularly spends her time volunteering with local and national organizations and initiatives that focus on empowering BIPOC/WOC/Women leadership and entrepreneurship.
She is currently serving her second 3-year term on both the Board of Directors for Roslindale Village Mainstreet and Board of Directors for WalkUP Roslindale
In 2020 she was recognized as a Boston Business Journal 40 under 40 Honoree, an annual award that highlights the city’s best and brightest young professionals.
Stuff & Things
She’s a second-generation Chinese American. She is the world’s okayest rock climber, is nearsighted, and dust intolerant.
You can find her on LinkedIn or Instagram @courtneypong.
photo credit: Vinny Fieg