Studio Tenn Continues Its Season With Classic Thriller 'Deathtrap'

The twisty comic-mystery runs Feb. 5-22

Amy Stumpfl
Feb 4, 2026

Carrie Brewer has earned a wide range of stage credits over the years, working steadily as both an actor and as a fight choreographer. But with Studio Tenn’s current production of Deathtrap, Brewer has the rare opportunity to take on both roles in a single production.

“I’m really thrilled to be working with Studio Tenn,” says Brewer, who’s also a busy audiobook narrator and voice actor. “I actually did the fights for their concert version of Aida a few years ago, but this is my first time being on stage with Studio Tenn. So to be pulling double duty for one show is pretty exciting — especially a show like Deathtrap.”

Billed as a dark comedy thriller, Deathtrap centers on Sidney Bruhl — a once-celebrated playwright, who’s desperate for a hit. But when a former student asks him to consult on a promising new script, Sidney seizes the opportunity to claim the play as his own. Written by Ira Levin (Rosemary’s Baby; The Stepford Wives), Deathtrap is known as the longest-running thriller in Broadway history, opening in 1978 and running for nearly four years. In 1982, the play was adapted into a popular film starring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve and Dyan Cannon.