Margot Hartman
Margot Hartman Tenney is the chairman of the board of the First Stamford Corporation, one of the largest privately held commercial real estate companies in the State of Connecticut. Born and raised in New York City, she started her professional career as an actress at the Arena Stage Company in Washington, D.C.. After years of working in the regional theatre, Margot founded the Hartman Theatre Company in Stamford, Connecticut. For over a decade the Hartman Theatre Company served as one of the nation’s leading regional theatres and was the recipient of a special Drama Desk Award for Producing Unprecedented Work, such as the pre-Broadway production of The Runner Stumbles in the theatre’s premiere season. Through the creation of the Dorothy and Jesse Hartman Foundation, Margot supports several not for profit institutions such as the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival. She also served on the board of directors for the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, The Helen Hayes Theatre in Nyack, New York and the Musical Theatre Works Company in New York. Margot received the Lifetime Achievement Award for the Advancement of Women from the Connecticut United Nations Associations. Margot was also presented with an Outstanding Connecticut Woman Award by Governor O’Neill in the State Senator Chamber and thanked by the United States Senator Christopher Dodd for her service to the State. Margot is a graduate and former member of the Board of Directors of Bennington College where she continues to be a major financial supporter of the institution. At Bennington she provided the support for the creation of the new Margot Hartman Theatre space for the undergraduate program. Through the Hartman Foundation Margot has supported the Stamford branch of the Planned Parenthood Association. She is the published author of the novel, “Dark Deeds Sweet Songs”.[1] Margot is married to Delbert Tenney, the independent film producer. They have three children and seven grandchildren. She and her husband live and work in New York, Connecticut and Florida.