In the summer of 1990, Washington appeared in the title role of the Public Theater's production of Shakespeare's "Richard III". In 2005, he appeared onstage again as Marcus Brutus in a Broadway production of "Julius Caesar". Despite mixed reviews, the production's limited run was a consistent sell-out. In the spring of 2010, Washington played Troy Maxson, opposite Viola Davis, in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's "Fences", for which he won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play on June 13, 2010.