BATAVIA – Crystal Skipworth tried to keep her nerves under control while she stood in front of the cameras in BATV’s studios Sunday and acted out Jeff Byrne’s short story, “Foul Play At The Fairgrounds.”

“No matter how many times you perform, you are going to be nervous,” the 23-year-old Geneva resident said afterward.

Skipworth is a contestant in BATV’s reality show, “Project Publish,” which is broadcast live from BATV’s studios at Batavia High School on Sundays through March 24. Each week, a performer is randomly paired with a writer.