Confronted with the many different facets of the economic crisis, artists invent ways of reflecting the reality that surrounds them. Their love of the theater becomes a persistent, ever-growing need to tell their own stories. With practically zero budgets, they venture out into the streets, city squares, improvised spaces or, at best, small theaters, acting and reacting at the most momentous time in the post-war history of their country. While traditional institutions crumble, often as a result of neglect by the state, new forces of production and creativity emerge, giving a great boost to Greece’s theatrical scene. The audience responds, follows and participates, much to the surprise of all those who foretold the demise of the theater.