The Woodsman is a 2012 American stage play (described on the official website as a "dramatico-musical")[1] written by James Ortiz with music composed by Edward W. Hardy and lyrics by Jennifer Loring.

[4] Conceived by Strangemen Theatre Company,[5] originally created by James Ortiz & Diana Stahl[6] and produced by Steven Laing & Jason Ralph,[7] the show debuted in 2012 at Standard ToyKraft in Brooklyn, followed by a 2013 run at the Ars Nova ANT Fest.

[16] 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.

[17] The play focuses on the story of Nick Chopper, a mortal woodsman who will eventually become the Tin Woodman in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

As they age, they give birth to Nick Chopper, who after their deaths inherits his father's practice as a woodsman and a locket belonging to his mother, along with their hope to eventually reach the Emerald City.

In the play's only song with lyrics, "Rusting Tin Man", the Woodsman devotes his existence to chopping wood in the field as the spirits of his parents sadly watch on.