She followed the plan. She got the degree. She failed anyway.


Flunked is a solo storytelling dramedy about academic pressure, family expectations, and what happens when “work hard and you’ll succeed” turns out to be a lie.

With live piano underscoring and dynamic character work, this true story spirals from reluctant engineer to spectacular academic collapse—and through the long, unglamorous rebuild that follows.

Because sometimes the most defining moment of your life…is the one where you don’t show up.

Ashley Evans is a musical director at SAK Comedy Lab and has performed alongside artists including Colin Mochrie and Chase Padgett.

"A very talented musician, among many other things. This lady is dope!" — Chase Padgett (6 Guitars)