Sheila Chester—comedian, storyteller, and high-functioning overachiever shaped by Midwestern church-lady ambition—brings a one-woman comedy show that has nothing to do with faith and everything to do with drive.

This is a show about ambition: where it comes from, how it propels us forward, and what happens when it finally runs out of places to prove itself.

Raised in a culture of perfectly organized potlucks, unspoken competition, and women who ran entire communities while insisting, “Oh, it was nothing,” Sheila inherited a quiet but relentless ambition. In this 50-minute one-woman comedy show, she traces that ambition through a picture-perfect Midwestern upbringing, fertility trauma fueled by grit and control, and a women’s canoe trip that spirals gloriously out of hand.

Blending sharp storytelling, physical comedy, and live acoustic guitar, Sheila brings everyday life to a halt with jolting, cathartic laughter. The show moves fast, hits deep, and stays funny—because ambition doesn’t disappear when things fall apart; it just finds new terrain.

Accidental Church Lady is for audiences who love smart, story-driven comedy about women, pressure, identity, and the invisible forces that shape how we push, strive, and survive.