The only reason we wore sunglasses onstage was because we couldn't stand the sight of the audience.
I was trained by Method acting teachers and we were taught that aside from whatever gift you may or may not have or the level of that gift, that you were obliged to know how to build a table. It's a craft. It's like being a ballerina or a violinist.
The truth of the matter of is that stimulus money not only doesn't stimulate; it actually reduces output.