Meet Me Behind The Mall: A Musical Adaptation of Folklore and Evermore by Taylor Swift

Publication Date

2025

Presentation Length

15 minutes

College

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Department

English, Department of

Student Level

Undergraduate

SPARK Category

Knowledge

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Kacie Hittel

SPARK Session

Text to Screen: Adapting Stories to Visual Narratives

Presentation Type

Talk/Oral

Summary

Meet Me Behind the Mall is a musical exploration of the narratives presented in folklore and evermore, the critically acclaimed sister albums by pop sensation Taylor Swift. The musical tells the story of Betty Gardener and Dorothea Steele, two young women in their senior year at Woodvale High. Betty - everyone's favorite girl next door -finds herself caught in a love triangle with bad boy James and a mystery girl who later turns out to be her best friend, August. Meanwhile, Dorothea - Woodvale's resident wallflower - is willing to risk it all to follow her dreams of escaping Woodvale to find stardom, and her best friend Leo doesn't know how to ask her to stay. On prom night, both girls are faced with a difficult choice, one that will change the course of their lives. Ten years later at their high school reunion, Betty and Dorothea are confronted with their past mistakes and must decide: Do we confront them? Or do we continue to run from them? Meet Me Behind The Mall invites audiences into the musical world of folklore and evermore to explore the complexities of youth and reflect on the moments that define us as we reconcile with the realities of growing up and learning to let go.

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