Review: ‘Fences’ in Laguna features a suitably fierce leading man

Corey Jones and Tamarra Graham star in August Wilson’s “Fences,” on stage at Laguna Playhouse through May 18. (Photo by Jason Niedle, TETHOS)

By Christopher Smith | Scarpia54@yahoo.com

UPDATED: May 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM PDT

As locquacious patriarch Troy Maxson, Corey Jones embodies the role with power and physicality.

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Originally Published: May 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM PDT

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