PJ Andrews has been living in Washington, DC for the better part of the last decade.He spends his weekdays working for the government and his weekends working with youth to build a better world (mainly by dominating them on the basketball court). He is a proud graduate of SpeakeasyDC’s Storytelling 101 class and is currently in love with storytelling.

Sara is a featured comedian at clubs and festivals throughout the country. She was voted runner-up in the Washington City Paper’s Readers Poll for Best Comedian (2013) and has been called “brilliant” and “one of the scene’s brightest stars” in the Washington Post.  She is also a Life, Creativity, & Corporate Improv Coach. SaraArmour.com

Allison Burg is an oncology nurse with a passion for public health; she works both at the bedside in the hospital and in the education department of a large cancer organization in DC. When she is not ridding the world of disease, she can be found singing one-hit-wonders on the karaoke stage, making up nicknames for her cat or re-organizing her closet by color. She is new to the Speakeasy stage and is excited to be here.

This is Mike’s second appearance in SpeakeasyDC’s Top Shelf show.  In 2011, he told the story of how he won his Emmy Award.  He readily admits that mentioning his 2011 story is merely another way of bringing up the fact that he won an Emmy Award. Mike lives in Arlington with his wife and two daughters. He won an Emmy Award.

Keith Mellnick is a freelance photographer and writer currently based in Washington, DC. His photos of the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Central Asia have appeared in publications by National Geographic Books, the Atlantic’s Cities website, and his mom’s house. This is his second consecutive appearance in Top Shelf. www.KeithMellnick.com

Born and raised in the Deep South, Susie learned English from watching James Bond films and the evening news with Peter Jennings.  She found herself in England at 19, and then DC via Connecticut and Seattle.  She spends her free time traveling the world as an adventurer at large and defying Asian stereotypes one math problem at a time (and while driving).

Jenny Splitter is a storyteller, playwright and blogger whose storytelling addiction began with SpeakeasyDC's Bad Mommy Moments show in May 2012. Her play H Street Housewives recently completed a successful run as part of the 2013 Capital Fringe summer and fall festivals. She blogs for groundedparents.com and her own site mamaliciousinthecity.com.

John Tong is the hottest half-Chinese, half-Czech storyteller in America right now. Is he a Chinese guy with chest hair or a white guy with an outstanding work ethic? No one is for sure! John has performed for Speakeasy DC numerous times and was also selected for last year's Top Shelf show. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, Nicole.