My name is Aidan Panno and I am an 20 year old junior in college with 7 years of theatre experience behind me. Growing up, I was challenged quickly at birth by being diagnosed with a speech apraxia which is a diagnosis of not having the ability to say words either correctly or consistently. Finally, at 3 years old I managed to say my first words and it was all curtains from there. I've grown up In Toms River New Jersey my entire life and have been surrounded by music and performing my entire life. Growing up, I heard stories of my late Pop-Pop and how much power he had with a guitar and his voice with him. On my mothers side of the family, music was a very important part of life and kept the world spinning. It was destined for at least one out of my siblings to be a singer in some capacity and i'm grateful it was me. At a young age I began singing and made my "stage debut" In my elementary school's talent show and the occasional chorus concerts, which was my first taste of having a stage presence. Moving on, I explored theatre for the first time and was taken away by it instantly in 7th grade in my first production of "Little Mermaid Jr." where i was thrown in as a member of the ensemble, as well as being introduced to classic sway music of Sinatra, Darin and etc. Thus, beginning my career in music and theatre. I became part of Master Choir and the International Thespian Society in 2018 in my freshman year of high school and graduated with a lifetime achievement in acting in 2022 as well as being the treasurer for High School South's Thespian Society. Now, In my junior year of College the opportunities are endless as up to this point, i've been lucky to find myself in up to 26 productions in a span of 7 years. Two of the shows have been my New York City off Broadway debut in "Ordinary Days" as well as "Freshman of 54 Below". I am extremely  grateful for all the opportunities that have come my way and I cannot wait to see what is next on my journey. I have always believed in the idea of dreaming and beliefs so I like to ride by the quote of "Fight for your dreams and your dreams will fight for you" I am honored to have the chance to perform and the gift that I could give to some people as well. I only hope to continue to pursue this career and keep growing as a person as well as a performer.