Denzel Washington to produce August Wilson's adaptation

Denzel Washington is all set to produce 10 of Pulitzer prize-winning playwright August Wilson's plays, which document the African American experience in the 20th century.
The 60-year-old actor announced that he has struck a deal with HBO to produce the plays during a Q&A event in Washington, said the Hollywood Reporter.
"He did 10 plays. I'm directing and producing and acting in one (Fences) and I've been given the opportunity by the August Wilson estate. I'm executive producing the other nine. I made a deal with HBO," Washington said.
Washington is not new to stage. He won a Tony award for his Broadway turn in 2010 in "Fences" with Viola Davis.

Davis will reprise her role in the film adaptation of the play for HBO, which revolves around a former baseball athlete who is denied the chance to join the Lajor Leagues due to being African American and struggles to provide for his family as a trash collector in 1950s Pittsburgh.
"I'm going to do one a year for the next nine years. I'm really excited that they put it in my hands," Washington said.
Wilson's plays explore themes of race, art and religion in the America of 1900s, particularly documenting the racial tentions of the era.