Tales of Barcroft Photo Page



Barcroft neighborhood celebrated its 100th birthday in May of 2003
with an original stage play titled Tales of Barcroft





The Cast



From left: Phil Cackley, Cecelia Cackley, Ana Cackley, Danny Cackley, Carl Modig (kneeling),
Phil Toomey, Maureen Locke, Dan Junker (kneeling), Sera Junker, Steve Wilson.


The Moderator
Opens and provides the narrative thread of the play
Played by Carl Modig




Dr. John Barcroft
Played by Phil Cackley




Frank Corbett
Owner of the property before it was called Barcroft
Played by Phillip Twomey




Stephen Preston Wright
Real estate developer
Played by Dan Junker




Lula Wright
Stephen's wife
Played by Maureen Locke




Oscar Haring
Owner of the country store
Played by Phil Cackley




Eddie Haring
Young man around Barcroft
Played by Danny Cackley




Tommy Foley
The Haring's delivery boy
Played by Steve Wilson




Annie Doremus Marye
Wife of Sidney, mother of Adaline
Played by Sera Junker




Sidney Marye
Father and creator of the 1903 Barcroft News
Played by Dan Junker




Adaline Marye Robertson
Child of Barcroft, still with us after 100 years!
Played by Ana Cackley




Louise Bridges Payne
Sufragette who staged protest parades in DC
Played by Cecilia Cackley








The tunes were sung by Alicia Cackley and played by a band consisting of
Kathy Kerr on fiddle, Maureen Locke on guitar, Michael Nazaretz on accordion
and Steve Wilson on flute and penny whistle.




And a good time was had by all!



Behind the scenes:



Barbara Swart wrote and produced the play.
Randy Swart was Best Boy.




Maggie Modig



Designed the set.




Lighting Designers: Kelly Hendrickson and Sera Ellis




Tickets and sales were handled by Pat and
Daniel Williamson Edwards.




Happy Birthday, Barcroft!!



Photos on this page by Phil Cackley and Randy Swart.



Updated on: October 29, 2023.