284. Ingrid Alli, Keith Sciarillo and Jason Mullis: "Myth of the Ghost Kingdom"

About this episode

The episode features discussions with Keith Sciarillo, Ingrid Alli, and Jason Mullis about their experiences and perspectives related to adoption and the arts.

Keith Sciarillo is a returning guest. He is a Late Discovery Adoptee who is also of a different race than the family that he was adopted into. He is 1 of 8 children that his biological mother had relinquished for Adoption. He grew up in a family of 6 children in which he is the only one that is adopted. A loving father and Accounting professional currently residing in the DC metropolitan area. Connecting with others in the Adoption community is what he enjoys most about his work and being involved with various organizations such as C.A.S.E. and Together on the Journey camp. Ingrid Alli is an actor, spoken word poet and content creator who believes that art has the ability to awaken humanity to our highest potential. She’s always been enamored by the joy of creating and fell in love with performing when she danced on the stage for the first time at the age of 4. After earning a BA in musical theatre at Point Park University, she worked professionally in theaters in Virginia. Then she lived in Atlanta, GA for nearly ten years to pursue opportunities in film and television. After returning to her hometown of Richmond, VA she booked the lead role of Abbie in Myth of the Ghost Kingdom…

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Dyan Ghoston

Guests: Keith Sciarillo, Ingrid Alli, Jason Mullis

Topics covered

• adoption
• identity
• art
• storytelling
• community

Keywords

• adoption
• Late Discovery Adoptee
• art
• film
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: C.A.S.E., Together on the Journey camp

Books & works: Myth of the Ghost Kingdom

Places: DC metropolitan area, Virginia, Atlanta, GA, Richmond, VA

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