In 1962, he starred Off-Broadway in a one-man show called A Mime's Eye View at the Gramercy Arts Theatre.
After performing and teaching around the world, Montanaro journeyed to another Paris – South Paris, Maine, where in 1972, he founded the Celebration Barn Theater, a theater and school of mime, improvisation, storytelling and other performing skills.
Celebration Barn alumni have gone on to careers in television, film and theater, including puppeteers with Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, writers for Between the Lions, hosting Dancing with the Stars, and as performers in Cirque du Soleil.
Today, the Barn is an international residential center for theater training and creation,[4] continuing Montanaro's legacy.
The couple also toured widely with their two-person show, The Montanaro-Hurll Theatre of Mime and Dance.