The Woodsman (Original Off-Broadway Solo Recording), an album featuring the music composed and performed by Edward W. Hardy, was released digitally on May 29, 2016. We see a light. It is a remarkably confident work. This magical environment is the world of James Ortiz’s “The Woodsman,” which uses puppets and actors, chorus and a lone violin (played by Naomi Florin) to reimagine the corner of L. Frank Baum’s Oz where the Tin Man came to be. Edward W. Hardy is a co-conceiver of THE WOODSMAN . [2] The production employs live performers, puppets, music, and very few spoken words. Mary-Kay finds out the truth about Walter, and posts a Web site at work. Walter denies any knowledge, but Lucas knows better. Walter receives frequent visits from a verbally abusive police officer named Lucas, who makes it clear that he is waiting to catch Walter reoffending. Ben Bass (Munchkin) Devin Dunne Cannon (Ma) Will Gallacher (Pa/Tinker) Edward W. Hardy (Munchkin/Violinist) Amanda Lederer (The Witch/ Tinker) Aaron McDaniel (Tinker) James Ortiz (Nick Chopper) Eliza Simpson (Nimmie) Meghan St. Thomas (Munchkin) Carol Uraneck (The Witch). She prints out his police record and posts it on the bulletin board at the mill for everybody to see. Rated R [3], Conceived by James Ortiz, Edward W. Hardy and Strangemen Theatre Company [4], originally created by James Ortiz & Diana Stahl[5] and produced by Steven Laing & Jason Ralph,[6] the show debuted in 2012 at Standard ToyKraft in Brooklyn, followed by a 2013 run at the Ars Nova ANT Fest. From left, Will Gallacher, James Ortiz and Eliza Martin Simpson in “The Woodsman” at New World Stages. Based on the forgotten writings of L. Frank Baum, The Woodsman gives these darkly beautiful, haunting and heart-breaking stories new life through spectacular puppetry and song. Words have literally become dangerous in the kingdom, so everyone stops talking and now communicate in non-verbal grunts, groans, squeaks, squeals and whistles. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 88% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 130 reviews with an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 with the consensus "Kevin Bacon's performance as a child molester who is trying to start fresh has drawn raves from critics, who have praised The Woodsman as compelling, creepy, complex and well-crafted. Welcome to the marvelous land of Oz-- We are in munchkin country, a majestic countryside in the land of the east. This largely wordless play with music (the score is by Edward W. Hardy) has run twice in the past two years at 59E59 Theaters, and has filled out a bit in its latest incarnation at New World Stages. As he falls apart, he is replaced piece by piece with metal, while trying to hold on to his love and identity.[13]. [1] 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. A lone violin tells our story. With every swing he pays with a limb until he's more metal than man. It is a remarkably confident work. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. She is not only his girlfriend but, in a way, an unknowing sex therapist. The idea that Sgt. [3] It was nominated for the "Grand Jury Prize" award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, won the "Jury Special Prize" at the Deauville Film Festival, and was a featured film at the 2005 Traverse City Film Festival. Its name refers to the woodsman from the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood who kills the wolf to save the titular child. Based on the forgotten writings of L. Frank Baum, The Woodsman gives these darkly beautiful, haunting and heart-breaking stories new life through spectacular puppetry and song. © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. The Obie award-winning production of THE WOODSMAN focuses on the story of Nick Chopper. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis … Forgot all about this movie, but never again; it’s too good to let it slip through the cracks. Believing that love can no longer exist without a heart, he leaves her, goes into the forest and rusts in the rain. The wicked witch who rules over the eastern provinces of Oz, he informs us, has made a sad and sorry place of her kingdom. Just when we want the play to move us, there’s a frantic muddle instead. This is what happened before he rusted, before that perky girl from Kansas fell from the sky. Walter is a pedophile. Walter also meets an apparently lonely young girl named Robin who is a bird watcher. The real question in "The Woodsman" is whether Walter will be able to break the chain of transmission. He has a deep compulsion, which is probably innate, and a belief that his behavior is wrong. Welcome to the marvelous land of Oz-- We are in munchkin country, a majestic countryside in the land of the east. Flocks of Mason jars hang suspended, glowing with amber light. He realizes that this man, whom he nicknames "Candy", is another child molester. We hear the crackling, popping sound of burning wood: a percussive illusion made of the chorus’s soft snapping and clapping. A lone violin tells our story. The woodsman’s head is the last to go, but when it does, the transformation is complete and the Woodsman has become the Tin Man. TMDb Score. As they talk, he begins to succumb to his desires and invites Robin to sit on his lap. It has relevance for members of the audience who would never in any way be even remotely capable of Walter's crime. Seeing the film at Cannes last May, I walked in without advance knowledge and was grateful that I had an opportunity to see Kevin Bacon establish the character before that information was supplied. Vicki is clearly shocked and disturbed by this new information, but before she can consider how to respond to it, Walter tells her to leave his apartment. With heavy hearts, we work. With heavy. The Woodsman (2004) - Sgt. The movie is the first film by Nicole Kassell, a recent graduate of the NYU film school, who wrote the screenplay with Steven Fechter, based on his play. Determined to keep them apart, the witch curses The Woodsman's. This eerie prequel to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” reveals how the Tin Woodman (as he’s known in L. Frank Baum’s Oz books) lost his heart — not to mention all his body parts — when the Wicked Witch of the East put a curse on his ax. The production employs live performers, puppets, music, and very few spoken words. His privacy is gone. The strains of a violin are a perfect backdrop to the eerie atmosphere that envelops Munchkinland, thanks to Edward W. Hardy, the composer, music director and. It is not the pedophile that is evil, but the pedophilia. The woodsman’s head is the last to go, but when it does, the transformation is complete and the Woodsman has become the Tin Man. This carefree boy falls in … Created by James Ortiz, Edward W. Hardy & Jennifer Loring, Conceived by James Ortiz & Edward W. Hardy, Originally Produced by Steven Laing & Jason Ralph, Edward W. Hardy & Strangemen Theatre Company, Overflows with vivid imagery and emotion.". If there is no other way to achieve sexual satisfaction, that is our misfortune, but not an excuse. Despite being advertised in cinemas in the UK for several months, the film had a very limited release in the UK due to its controversial subject matter. He gets an apartment across from a grade school playground. That long sequence contains the key to the story’s heart, and this abundantly beautiful show still needs to find it. He did not choose the location; he found a landlord who would rent to an ex-con. That belief will not necessarily keep him from repeating it. he pays with a limb until he's more metal than man. But a fundamental stumble — more on that in a bit — still keeps it from fully blossoming to life. Walter sees Candy abduct a boy; however, he does not report this to the police. Tinkers replace them with tin ones until he is entirely made of tin. [9], The play has received critical praise, and won a 2016 Obie Award for Ortiz's puppet design. Walter finally understands the pain he caused his victims, and tells Robin to go home; as she leaves, she gives him a hug. Lucas says there aren't any woodsman in the world The Woodsman analogy here is very interesting and it also used in the movie's title. It all begins in the land of Oz where the Wicked Witch of the East rules through fear. along with James Ortiz and since its' inception has performed in Strangemen Theatre Company's first annual aPlay & aParty, performances at Standard Toykraft, Ars Nova's ANT FEST, a 3 week sold out run at 5 E59 Theaters, and a 6 week sold out run at 59E59 Theaters.
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