Words In Motion Acting Studio · Summer 2027 · Villa Rica

The Big Skit Competition

Kelly Young-Silva’s signature acting camp.

Your character. Your team. Your original story. Five days to bring it to life.

No experience needed. Learn what you need to create, rehearse, and perform your skit, step by step, day by day—with coaching and guidance throughout the week.

Welcome, actors ages 9–17! Create, rehearse, take on surprise challenges, and perform in a live skit competition. With Kelly Young-Silva and guidance from the Words In Motion acting community, your team turns its imagination into a performance.

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The Big Skit Competition Summer 2027 flyer: June 7–11 and July 12–16 in Villa Rica, $200 per child per week — Create. Collaborate. Compete. Perform. Tap the flyer to see it larger.

Two summer weeks · Choose your session

Make room for a creative summer.

Ages 9–17 · $200 per child, per week

June Camp

June 7–11, 2027

The Big Skit Competition
Villa Rica, Georgia

July Camp

July 12–16, 2027

The Big Skit Competition
Villa Rica, Georgia

Registration is coming soon. Villa Rica Parks & Recreation handles camp registration and payment. Send your advance reservation request below, and we will contact you when their registration link is available.

Reserve Your Spot

The button opens an advance reservation email for you to complete and send. Include your child’s name and age at camp, your name and email, and your preferred week. Villa Rica Parks & Recreation will handle payment and final registration when their link opens.

Camp hours, the exact venue, and final performance details will be posted when confirmed. July dates are subject to facility availability if an election is scheduled.

Your week, day by day

Five days. Original skits. A team competition.

Actors join teams and work with a director or team leader to create an original five-minute skit. Acting games and creative challenges help them build confidence, listen, collaborate, and create under pressure. Each day brings the team closer to Friday’s live competition.

Day 1 · Monday

Meet your team. Choose your character.

Welcome to camp! Team-building exercises and acting games introduce actors to one another and to the competition. Each actor chooses the character they will play for the week, using a costume idea they can create from things they already own.

Once chosen, the character stays the same. The team’s creative challenge is to bring everyone’s characters into one story. Actors do not need to bring their costume on Monday, but their director needs to know who their character is.

Day 2 · Tuesday

Build the characters. Write the story.

Teams develop their characters and write their original script together. What brings these people into the same place? What do they want? What problem will they face, and how will the story end?

With their leader’s guidance, actors shape a beginning, middle, and end, making sure everyone has a purpose. They practice sharing ideas, listening, and making choices that serve the whole team.

Day 3 · Wednesday

Rehearse. Make choices. Bring it to life.

The words become a performance. Actors rehearse with their team, learn their lines, develop stronger acting choices, and practice responding to one another in character.

They work on clear speech, projection, expression, movement, timing, and focus. Rehearsal teaches them to accept direction, solve problems together, and keep working when the pressure builds.

Day 4 · Thursday

Coaching, final polish—and a surprise.

Kelly Young-Silva works with each team individually on blocking, complications, and strengthening the performance. Actors make adjustments and prepare to share their work.

Then comes the surprise-prop challenge. Teams cannot change their skit to fit the unexpected prop: they must make it make sense within the story they have already created. Imagination, teamwork, and quick thinking become part of the performance.

Day 5 · Friday

Performance. Team competition. Awards.

It is time to share what the team has created! Friends and family are invited to the final performances, where teams present their original skits for an audience and a judging panel.

Judges evaluate the work, offer notes, and score the teams. The competition concludes with awards recognizing the performances and creative work. Past awards have included Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Overall Team.

Not every actor will receive an award. Every actor has the opportunity to create, collaborate, compete, perform, and grow. Arrival and audience times will be shared with the final camp details.

Each team has a director or leader. Actors are encouraged to contribute ideas while respecting their director’s final decisions about the material, blocking, and performance.

Young actors bringing their original skit to life during a past Words In Motion camp performance — A moment from a past Words In Motion camp performance.

From imagination to performance

Be seen. Be heard. Be part of the team.

Every actor needs a reason to be in the story. A strong line, a truthful reaction, a well-timed entrance, or a bold character choice can make a moment memorable.

Kelly Young-Silva oversees the camp and helps actors develop their work. Team leaders guide the creative process, encouraging actors to contribute, accept direction, support one another, and keep working when something needs to change.

Past camps have included working actors from the Words In Motion community as team leaders. The 2027 team will be announced as it is confirmed.

The final challenge

Bring the story to an audience.

The week builds toward a live, judged team competition. Actors put their preparation into practice in front of an audience—staying focused, listening, and telling the story together.

Judges look at the work.

Past competitions have welcomed film-industry professionals, including agents, directors, producers, and working actors. Our judging sheet scores each of these six areas from 1 to 10, with 10 being outstanding:

Costumes & makeup: detail, impact, and relevance to the story.
Script: storyline, dialogue, character development, and structure.
Group voice, stage presence & acting: projection, clarity, articulation, vocal variety, character choices, emotion, believability, confidence, engagement, use of space, and body language.
Direction & leadership: blocking, a clear vision, and effective use of the stage, actors, and story.
Special prop use: creativity, visual appeal, and how well it fits the story.
Overall impression: teamwork, timing, balance, structure, effectiveness, and audience response.

Judges can also give individual and team notes as part of the learning experience.

The 2027 judging panel will be announced when confirmed.

Recognition—and growth.

Past awards have included Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Overall Team. The competition gives actors a goal to work toward and a chance to have their effort recognized.

The week also brings opportunities to make friends, practice leadership, take feedback, and discover what they can accomplish together.

Come ready to create.

Bring your imagination.

A water bottle and daily snack.
Simple costume ideas using items you already have at home.
A costume that leaves your face visible so we can see your expressions.
A positive attitude and willingness to work with others.

Please leave toy weapons at home. Detailed arrival, pickup, and preparation instructions will be provided before camp.

Your team is counting on you.

Plan to attend each day and arrive on time. The actors build and rehearse the skit together, so everyone’s participation matters.

Actors should be ready to listen, follow their leader’s direction, share ideas respectfully, and try again. Questions or concerns about participation? Contact Kelly Young-Silva before registering.

Questions before camp?

Does my child need professional acting experience?

The camp has welcomed young people pursuing acting professionally and those looking for a creative experience, confidence, and friendship. Participants need to be ready to work in a group and take direction. Ask Kelly Young-Silva if you would like help deciding whether it is a good fit.

Do we need to buy a costume?

No new costume purchase is expected. Start with items you already have at home and a character your child is excited to explore. Faces should remain visible, and costumes should allow safe movement.

How do we register and pay?

Villa Rica Parks & Recreation handles registration and payment. The price is $200 per child for each week. Their 2027 registration link is not available yet; use the email button to request an update when it opens.

Can we get updates now?

Yes. Email your child’s name and age at camp, parent or guardian name, email address, and preferred week to kelly@atlantaactingstudio.com. We will follow up on your advance reservation request. Payment and final registration will be completed through Villa Rica Parks & Recreation.

Let’s put your words in motion.

Join Kelly Young-Silva for a week of original stories, creative challenges, teamwork, and performance.