But just before graduating from Seattle Pacific University in 1976, Pam and Scott Nolte joined forces with four friends to found Taproot Theatre. They did know that Seattle’s art scene was strong and getting stronger: Seattle Rep and Seattle Opera opened in 1963, followed by organizations such as ACT Theatre (1965), Intiman Theatre (1972) and Seattle Children’s Theatre (1975). Mark and Karen both joined the Taproot staff in 1993 and were married that same year on the set of “Talley’s Folly,” another Wilson play at Taproot. “I’d never been a part of a community that was so welcoming,” Beverly said of her first experience working at Taproot. SponsoredThat idea was made manifest in 2009, as the Taproot community watched helplessly while flames consumed the building adjacent to the theater’s Greenwood space.