Senior theatre major Sally is in the throes of directing her collegiate masterpiece. The play touches on themes near to Sally’s heart: women’s empowerment, female friendship…and witchcraft. Samantha, Sally’s best friend and lead actress, is stuck in a balancing act between her duties to the play and her intense relationship with theatre minor John (whom Sally detests). Sally hopes the play will remind Samantha of her power. As the poison of patriarchy begins to seep into Sally’s work and life, the veil between reality and theatre grows unbearably thin. Faced with unthinkable threats, Sally is forced to call upon unearthly powers to protect who she holds most dear. A witchy tale of bravery, subversive power, and friendship, The Beholden asks its audience what they would do to save the ones they love the most.