Edward W. Hardy

The Woodsman is a 2012 American stage play written by James Ortiz with music composed by Edward W. Hardy and lyrics by Jay Adana. It focuses on the story of the Tin Woodman character from L. Frank Baum's series of books set in the fictional Land of Oz, notably Baum's 1918 book The Tin Woodman of Oz. The production employs live performers, puppets, music, and very few spoken words.

The play was conceived by Strangemen Theatre Company, originally created by James Ortiz & Diana Stahl and produced by Steven Laing & Jason Ralph.

The play has received critical praise, and won a 2016 Obie Award for Ortiz's puppet design. On May 29, 2016, the cast recording of the musical soundtrack was released worldwide. On September 2, 2016, a filmed performance of the work was broadcast by PBS stations, as part of the Theater Close-Up series produced by WNET in association with BroadwayHD.