I got this email recently:

Hello David,

My name is Aaron. I am a 15 year old aspiring actor living near Portland, Oregon. Lately I’ve been getting extremely serious about acting. I stumbled upon your app on my iPod Touch and I love the concept! It definitely looks like the most polished app of its kind available.

My question I present to you today is this; I am, like most teenagers, not rich. Any money I have is going towards college. Is there anyway I could possibly get a free copy of Rehearsal 2? I’d love to showcase it to some of my acting colleagues! Let me know whenever you can.

Sincerely, Aaron

Answer: You can get Rehearsal 2 at a 50% discount through the Apple Education program. But let me also give you some really important advice, and this is it: … (continued in David’s answer below)