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VFA Acting and Performance Studio brings local performers a new way to study their craft

Actress and Tampa native Vivian Fleming-Alvarez, who starred in ‘12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Greenleaf,’ created the VFA Acting and Performance Studio. BY AMBER B. COURTNEY, Contributor TAMPA BAY - Actress and Tampa native Vivian Fleming-Alvarez has created the VFA Acting and Performance Studio, an online program that focuses on providing training and assistance to […]

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