After surviving an arson , a natural gas explosion and a pandemic, Greenwood’s Taproot Theatre company has a new storm to weather: copper wire theft. Someone scaled the building and stripped two of three air conditioners of their copper wire, leaving the theater, celebrating its 50th anniversary, scrambling to raise $400,000 for an HVAC overhaul. “This vandalism and theft is threatening to shut us down once again, but we will persevere with the help of our friends and neighbors,” Producing Artistic Director Karen Lund said in a news release . The theater, at 204 North 85th St., discovered the theft on April 11, but because they didn’t have cameras on their roof, they don’t know exactly when the wire was stolen. They’ve Jerry-rigged the one remaining unit to cool the performance space and purchased two portable AC units. But Lund is worried the Band-Aid fix will cause the theater to shut down temporarily this summer, as hot temperatures and production lighting don’t mix well.…