GROUND CONTROL TO BABY TOM: Two female astronauts, charged with the important mission of carrying the first pregnancy to full term in space, find themselves entangled in patriarchal nonsense, even 400 million miles away on a spaceship orbiting Jupiter's moon Io.\nWritten by Emily McClain\nDirected by Devon McSherry\nPerformed by Karla Daly as "Celeste" and Amy Pickrel as "Natasha".\nCover art by: David Curtis Studio (david-curtis.com)\nIntro/Outro music:\xa0JK/47\nAbout the writer: Emily McClain is a playwright and theatre educator based in Atlanta, Georgia. Her plays have been produced across the country and worldwide. She\u2019s published through New Stage Press and more of her work can be found at New Play Exchange.\nYou can watch the full video of this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@GatherbytheGhostLight\nGather by the Ghost Light merch is available at www.ghostlightpubs.com (Ghost Light Publications)\nIf you would like to further support this podcast, please visit\xa0Gather by the Ghost Light is increasing public knowledge of emerging writers and actors (buymeacoffee.com)\nIf you enjoy this podcast, please please please leave a rating on your preferred podcast app!\nFor more info or if you wish to contact us, please visit www.gatherbytheghostlight.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices