Courtney Ozaki-Durgin (she/her) is the Creative Producer for Off Center, the immersive theater arm of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.  She is also founder of the Japanese Arts Network - a national resource supporting and advancing the work of Japanese artists and culture in America, she is a professional taiko drummer with over 30 years of experience, and is an independent creative producer who creates and develops interdisciplinary and immersive programs and productions. Recent work includes an original immersive theatre piece, ZOTTO - A Supernatural Japanese Folktale, co-produced and devised with Theatre Artibus and Luster Productions. Courtney holds a BSM from CU Denver where she was honored with the 2023 College of Arts and Media Distinguished Alumni Award.  She received her MFA in performing arts management from Brooklyn College and has worked as a producer for new and touring works with The Joyce Theater and ADH Theatricals in NYC. Courtney serves on the executive committee for the Board of Directors for the Western Arts Alliance where she co-founded Hyphen+Asian, a collective AAPINH community space for artists and administrators in the field; she is Chair of the U.S. Japan Council Mountain Region, and is on the Advisory Board for the Creative Independent Producers Alliance.