After seven successful years performing alongside country music legend Porter Wagoner, a young Dolly Parton faces the most difficult decision of her career: remain with the mentor and friend who helped make her a star, or pursue her dream of becoming an independent artist. When Dolly finally finds the courage to tell Porter she wants to leave, gratitude and affection collide with disappointment and hurt. In a Gilded Cage is a poignant two-character drama about ambition, loyalty, friendship, and the courage to follow one's dreams—even when doing so means leaving someone behind.