2026 Ultimate Response
Response (CA) · Apr 25, 2026
Closed
2:54 PM Pacific
Apologetics and Mars Hill Topics
The current Stoa list of categories will be used at this tournament, can be found under Member Resources in StoaHub.
Tournament Events
Pattern A
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
Juniors
- Junior Impromptu Juniors
- Junior Interpretation Juniors
- Junior Platform Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Mon 03/23/2026 (Pacific)
- Community Judge registration will open at 8:00 am Mon 03/23/2026 (Pacific)
- Script submission will open at 8:00 am Fri 03/27/2026 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 8:00 am Tue 03/31/2026 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:59 pm Mon 04/13/2026 (Pacific)
- Script submission will close at 11:59 pm Fri 04/17/2026 (Pacific)
- Meal registration will close at 11:59 pm Mon 04/20/2026 (Pacific)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.