The votes are officially in for the Fillmore County Journal's 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, and Brave Community Theatre was voted the Best of the Best Theatre Company!  Our sincere thank you to community members who took the time to cast their vote.

Shown are Sarah Kohn, BCT's Vice-President, and Jeff Thauwald, BCT's Treasurer, accepting the award on behalf of BCT.

"Annie", BCT's  2026, Ag days show performed August 13,14,15,16,21,22 & 23.

Cast: Isla Eickhoff, Corey Marzolf, Adlynn Young, Amanda Geer, Ella Kunert, Sage Ownens, Emma Carlson, Kenzlee Robinson, Audrey Maye Marcom, Mina Waletzki, Sophia Gilbert, Bella Kohn-Nelson, Trinity Hanson, Peyton Kaster, Sabrina Campbell, Violet Hart Marcom, Miley Hinze, Rob Johnson, Mira Paul, Dan Freeman, Luna, Eve Grabau, Brooke Owens,Le Jen Niemeyer, Rachel Boland, Jessie Mayer, Maddie Horton, Gracie Whalen, Elsa Eickhoff, Jonathan Miller, Levi Hogberg, Leo Haugerud, Jeff Thauwald, Kevin Klomps, Jeremiah Grabau, Cyrus Himli, Linda Niemeyer, Nevaeh Hanson, Sawyer Owens & Olina Melartin. 

Directors: Sarah Kohn & Julie Mlinar

Tech: Novella Meisner, Brent Kohn & Pete Stier

Pictured Char Carlson, Jeff Thauwald and Sarah Kohn.  One of the many acts in BCT's Christmas On Historic Broadway presentation, "The BCT Christmas Pageant, Open Auditions".

Other participants were Novella Meisner, Pete Stier, Ian Meisner, Corey Marzolf, Emmy Biermann, Pam Shaw, Jen Niemeyer, Kammy Fenske and Brent Kohn.