Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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With Emmys under his belt, Rick Cleveland (95BA) joined Hawkeyes for a virtual conversation about his life after Iowa and how he’s made a name for himself in Hollywood.
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Cleveland graduated from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop in 1995 and has become a staple in the Hollywood writing scene. From Emmy nominations to Emmy awards, scripts to screenplays, Cleveland has flexed his writing abilities across a variety of projects. He’s also a founding member of the Chicago American Blues Theater and the Ojai Playwrights Conference in Ojai, California.
Learn more: magazine.foriowa.org/story.php?ed=true&storyid=2247
With Emmys under his belt, Rick Cleveland (95BA) joined Hawkeyes for a virtual conversation about his life after Iowa and how he’s made a name for himself in Hollywood.
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Cleveland graduated from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop in 1995 and has become a staple in the Hollywood writing scene. From Emmy nominations to Emmy awards, scripts to screenplays, Cleveland has flexed his writing abilities across a variety of projects. He’s also a founding member of the Chicago American Blues Theater and the Ojai Playwrights Conference in Ojai, California.
