Margo Hammond
Playwright and Actor
A successful run of Horseshoe Empire






Margo’s plays have been presented in London, Milan, NYC, Colorado Springs, San Diego, Abingdon, VA and at various other theatres across the U.S. Her play “Mistress Marlene” is published in Smith & Kraus’ “Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2015” and “Mae the Magnificent” received 1st Place (The Standing Ovation Award) in their 2019 anthology. Margo’s full-length, “Let Maisy Rest In Peace” was part of Barter Theatre’s Appalachian Festival of New Plays 2019. Margo is a 1st Prize recipient of Jerry Kaufman Award for Excellence in Playwriting 2016.
“Blades” was published in Applause Books’ “Best New 10-Minute Plays 2021” and it was recently presented at The Magnetic Theatre in Asheville, NC, at Cornell U, Ithaca NY and at Watchung Hills Regional High in Warren, NJ.
“Horseshoe Empire” recently received a generous grant from Jersey City’s Art & Culture Trust Fund and Hudson County History Partnership. It will be presented in June 2023 @ The Museum of Jersey City History (Apple Tree House).
As an actor, Margo has performed in NYC at Circle Rep, Ensemble Studio Theatre, American Jewish Theatre, NYU’s First Look and at Club 57, Symphony Space and The Duke Theatre. Regionally she has worked at Williamstown (2 seasons), the Wilma Theatre (Philadelphia) and the Asolo Theatre (Florida). She has enjoyed performing with such talents as David Hyde Pierce, Michael Cerveris and Jerry Stiller, to name a few. As a voiceover talent her voice has been heard on major network commercials and in many training tapes.
Member of Dramatist Guild, Actors Studio PDU, American Renaissance Theatre Co and LPTW (League of Professional Theatre Women), AEA, SAG/AFTRA.
