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Twelve & Below

Included group training: Turn imagination into acting skills through age-appropriate on-camera work, scripts, listening, collaboration, and taking direction. Build confidence and professional habits while discovering the craft at a pace suited to a young actor.

Through membership: guidance for the person managing your child’s acting career. Ask Kelly about preparation, headshots, résumés, and readiness for representation. Get guidance on supporting your child’s development and choosing their next steps. Questions are welcome in and after class, with text and email access between sessions.

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Training with Speed

Included group training: turn ambition into preparation. Teen actors practice on-camera scenes, script analysis, auditioning, self-tapes, and making adjustments. Build the discipline, confidence, and resilience to handle feedback, meet deadlines, and keep working when an audition feels challenging.

Through membership: know what to do next. Kelly helps actors and parents understand professional materials, readiness for representation, and communication as a career develops. Bring your progress and questions to class and stay connected by text, email, and the WIM community between sessions.

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The Actor’s Gym

Included group training: get ready—and stay ready. Get in the gym with Kelly and put your words in motion through on-camera work, scene study, script analysis, self-tapes, auditioning, callbacks, improv, and taking adjustments. Practice consistently so you have a process to return to when opportunity arrives.

Through membership: develop your career. Get guidance on your casting strengths, headshots, résumé, footage, and preparation for representation. Support continues after you sign with an agent, including communicating your progress and keeping your materials current. Ask questions during or after class, or reach Kelly by text and email. Active members receive 50% off separately booked private sessions and consultations.

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Specialty Class: Meisner with David A. Cox

Study with a direct student of Sanford Meisner. David A. Cox trained with Meisner for four years in New York City. Your work in this room connects to that firsthand experience: listening fully, responding truthfully, and allowing behavior to develop in the moment.

A personal connection to the source. David studied in Meisner’s private class and later received a handwritten letter granting permission to teach his technique. His background includes acting, directing, and teaching in New York, Los Angeles, and Austin. He also draws on Michael Shurtleff’s audition approach to connect scene work with audition preparation.

Read more about David’s training and Meisner’s letter.

David’s specialty class: Words In Motion handles registration; David directs his training and individual working blocks. Audit the class and ask David what is included and how to arrange individual time. His support happens primarily in class, without outside-class phone support. Kelly’s mentorship package is not included.

After auditing and discussing David’s six-month commitment and training with him, review the enrollment terms before joining.

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Practice before the pressure.

Class is your gym. Work on scenes, script analysis, auditions, self-tapes, improv, and adjustments. Practice the process—from setting up your tape to meeting the deadline—so you can discover problems, receive feedback, and work through them before an important opportunity.

Know your next step.

Membership is your career development. Get guidance on your strengths, goals, headshots, résumé, footage, and readiness for representation. Kelly gets to know your work and progress, so the conversation can grow with you.

From the gym to major film and television productions.

Words In Motion students have worked in DC and Marvel superhero films, productions on Disney, Lifetime, HBO Max, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video, network television, and national commercials.

That work takes more than a strong performance in class. Actors need preparation, professional judgment, clear communication, and an understanding of how the industry works.

Your membership supports your ongoing career development.

Whether you’re building your foundation, pursuing representation, or already working professionally, WIM gives you a place to keep training and developing your acting career.

Keep growing—even after you have a talent agent.

Your career keeps moving between classes, auditions, and bookings. Kelly helps you make informed decisions with an understanding of your work, your goals, and where you are in your development.

Bring questions about communicating with your agent or production, choosing headshots and reel footage, and developing your marketing and personal brand. When you’re considering a business decision, talk through your next steps with Kelly. She also helps you identify what to work on and how to make the most of your included acting gym.

Stay informed as the industry changes through Kelly’s guidance, our resource groups, and the WIM Skool community. Learn how to prepare, communicate professionally, build relationships, and take an active role in your acting business.

Connect with the wider industry.

Words In Motion Acting Studio sponsors Georgia Arts Initiative (GAII), a separate nonprofit organization that brings artists and industry professionals together through its programs and events. Kelly Young-Silva also serves as GAII’s president. Her mentorship helps actors understand networking, participate thoughtfully, and build meaningful connections within the creative community.

GAII programs have their own registration, eligibility, and any applicable fees. Explore Georgia Arts Initiative or read the recap of GAII’s conversation with casting director Clifton Guterman.

Have somewhere to ask.

Ask Kelly questions during or after class, and stay connected by text and email between sessions. Continue learning in Skool and our private Facebook group. Parents receive guidance as they support their young actor’s development.

For dedicated one-on-one work, active members receive 50% off separately booked private sessions and consultations.

50% off private coaching and career consultations: Active paid WIM members can book a one-hour session for $50, including a yearly goal-setting consultation to review progress and plan next steps. These sessions are booked and paid for separately from monthly membership.

Schedule first, then prepay. Text Kelly at 678-787-5441 or email kelly@atlantaactingstudio.com to agree on your session date and time. Once confirmed, prepay your one-hour member session — $50. Payment does not schedule an appointment.

Not a paid WIM member? You can also book private coaching or a career consultation at the standard rate of $100 for one hour. Text or email Kelly to confirm your date and time first, then prepay your nonmember session — $100. The $50 rate is reserved for active paid WIM members.