Seattle’s ACT Theatre, which declared an emergency and said it would close if it wasn’t able to raise $1.5 million, says it has raised half the money. “The theater has received pledges of $750,000 out of the $1.5 million needed to keep the organization going. That amount includes gifts of $5,000 to $100,000 from 15 individual donors, all Seattle-area residents. “We’re cautiously optimistic about making our goal of raising the full $1.5 million by April 15. We’ve approached people in a very targeted way and have actually heard only one ‘no.’ Everybody else has said yes’.”