A Mother's love.
Dara Perlman, a dedicated manager at The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre, works tirelessly to ensure that every show and shift runs smoothly. Despite her demanding job, she takes on the role of a single parent to her 10 year old son Reggie who has autism. Dara also deals with the grief of recently losing both her son's father and her mother who battled addiction. In the face of life’s many tribulations, Dara remains strong and determined, always putting the needs of her son first. Her unwavering devotion and dedication to her son Reggie is immensely inspiring and is a true example of the strength and resiliency of a mother’s love.
As the sun rises, Dara Perlman's home basks in the morning sun in Hurleyville, NY on Nov. 10, 2022.
Dara Perlman looks out of a window in her home in Hurleyville, NY on Oct. 9, 2022.
As she helps her son Reggie get ready for school, Dara Perlman combs his hair in Hurleyville, NY on Nov. 10, 2022.
While Dara Perlman sets up an information booth for the Hurleyville Arts Centre at a local festival, Reggie gives her a kiss on the forehead in Hurleyville, NY on Oct. 9, 2022. Reggie shows affection any chance he can.
After setting up an information booth at a local festival for the Hurleyville Arts Centre, Dara Perlman and her son Reggie walk across the street to the Arts Centre in Hurleyville, NY on Oct. 9, 2022.
Dara Perlman's place of employment. The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre in Hurleyville, NY on Oct. 8, 2022.
Dara Perlman cleans the front doors as she prepares to open for the day in Hurleyville, NY on Oct. 8, 2022.
Dara Perlman in the Hurleyville Arts Centre's theatre in Hurleyville, NY on Oct. 8, 2022.
After prepping to open for the day, Dara Perlman waits for patrons to arrive in the box office on Oct. 8, 2022 in Hurleyville, NY.
Dara Perlman and her son Reggie walk home on Oct. 8, 2022 in Hurleyville, NY.
Dara Perlman and her son Reggie sit on their living room couch on Oct. 9, 2022 in Hurleyville, NY.
School information and portraits of Dara's son Reggie hangs on her refrigerator in Hurleyville, NY Nov. 10, 2022.
Dara Perlman straightens a piece of art work Reggie made her in Hurleyville, NY on Oct. 9, 2022.
Dara Perlman feels a breeze as she drives home from work in Hurleyville, NY on Oct. 9, 2022.
Reggie and Dara smell a flower as they pick out which ones to leave at his father's gravesite on Nov. 11, 2022 in Monticello, NY.
Dara struggles to get Reggie out of the car as they arrive at the cemetery where his father is buried on Nov. 11, 2022 in Monticello, NY.
Going into Hurleyville, NY, a community based organization displays its contact information. A growing drug epidemic troubles small towns in upstate New York.
Dara Perlman holds a photograph of her Mother, Father, sister and herself on Nov. 11, 2022.
As the sunsets, Dara Perlman stands outside of the Hurleyville Arts Centre on Oct. 8, 2022.