One aspect of theater John Kissingford loves most is that it creates conversations.

And here comes a production, adapted from an ancient Greek play and updated for modern times, that explores power dynamics between men and women, gender roles, sex, love and violence — topics as relevant today as they were centuries ago.

Welcome to “Big Love,” a collaboration between Ridgway’s Sherbino Theater and Ouray’s UpstART that will take the stage at the Sherbino next week.

Charles Mee’s play from...