Joel Thibodeau is a songwriter making his debut theater collaboration with Trinity Rep. His band, Death Vessel, signed to Seattle’s Sub Pop Records and London’s ATP Recordings releasing albums Stay Close, Nothing is Precious Enough for Us, and Island Intervals. He has performed throughout North America and Europe supporting a number of artists, including Iron and Wine, José González, Beck, St. Vincent, and Jónsi (Sigur Rós). His music has been featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and on NPR, which has said “His eerily high voice sounds equally suited to basement-bound laments and celestial explorations.” Berlin born and Maine bred, he’s lived primarily in Providence since 1998.