Owen Mackenzie prepares for everything. His scripts are annotated in three colors. His blocking is memorized before the first rehearsal. At the regional one-act festival, he intends to win — and he intends to do it by being the most technically prepared person in the building.Rafe Vasquez doesn't prepare. He shows up, finds the thing, and trusts it to be there. It usually is. Until the weekend when it isn't — and the only person who notices is the boy from the competing school who has every reason to want him to fail.The Same Stage is the story of three days at a regional theater festival, two boys who watch each other perform and can't look away, and what happens when the most controlled person in the room meets someone who does the same thing without the armor. Owen sees in Rafe what he's spent three years trying to manage into existence. Rafe sees in Owen something he didn't know could be taught.Neither of them is ready for what that means.A slow-burn YA MM romance about craft, competition, and the difference between performing and being known.The Same Stage is Book 2 in the Hallway Hearts series.