The Harlequin Theatre in Olympia, Washington, was hit hard a couple of weeks ago when a Seattle Times story revealed that one of its founders ignored harassment accusations because he was “starstruck” by playwright Israel Horovitz – and, after the story blew up, the founder resigned. One reaction, by someone who used to work for the Harlequin: “My biggest fear is that it’s going to tank a very important organization in this community. It would be a shame if they burned down the house.” But it’s not the first time in recent history that the Olympia theater world has been rocked by scandal.