Euripides' classic comedy centers on the clash between the possessed worshippers of Dionysus and the priggish Pentheus, king of Thebes.
Meier, who ran the Performance Ensemble Group at Rundlett Middle School for eight years before moving to the high school in the fall, told the students that thinking of them and their production has helped her cope with her illness. She quoted the tragedian Euripides, who said, "Know thyself and dress accordingly."