Celebrity Endorsements
A-List Testimonials & Industry Recognition
Academy Award winners, international stars, and industry professionals praise Gulu Monteiro's transformative directorial work and innovative methodology.
Celebrities Video Testimonials
"A Flea in Her Ear" - Celebrity Reactions
Ovation Award Maddy Award Daily News Top 10
Featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jacqueline Bisset, Tobey Maguire, Kathryn Morris, and renowned acting coach Larry Moss sharing their genuine reactions to this groundbreaking production, plus additional testimonials from international stars Rodrigo Santoro, Brigitte Fossey, and Jihae on Gulu's methodology.
Industry Testimonials
What Academy Award winners and industry leaders say about working with Gulu Monteiro
Leonardo DiCaprio
Academy Award-Winning Actor
"The process... it changed his life forever. I was blown away by the quality."
About working with Gulu Monteiro
Jacqueline Bisset
International Film Star
"Really, really good... energetic, hilarious, well put together, well directed, and well produced. I hadn't seen this kind of theatre movement before."
On 'A Flea in Her Ear' production
Tobey Maguire
Actor, Producer
"The masks allow the audience to read into the character and provide a lot of freedom as an actor to really explore, go beyond what you might go if you're just there as yourself."
On innovative directorial techniques
Kathryn Morris
Actress (Cold Case)
"Amazing how the cast could play two roles at the same time and commit fully to both characters... completely transform themselves and become a completely unrecognizable person."
On actor development and direction
Larry Moss
Renowned Acting Coach
"I loved how it uses the actors in a very wonderful way, demands things from them, challenges them... the high energy level and commitment to the intention of the character."
Professional assessment of directorial
methodology
Rodrigo Santoro
"Gulu works by encouraging the actor to stimulate their creativity, discovering the character through the body and not letting the rational interfere in the process. It is a valuable immersion experience conducted with great sensitivity."
International Actor
On EDP methodology and directorial approach
Brigitte Fossey
International Film Star
"Gulu's work is amazing. At each stage of his work, the actor is free and creative, and always able to draw new impulses, without being subject to the imitation of oneself. He experiences, as in life, a constantly renewed creation of his actions and feelings, while being aware that he is still playing."
On the transformative nature of EDP technique
Jihae
Actress & Musician
"Actors have all the tools available to learn how to be open and vulnerable but there's next to no resources available to teach us how to protect our mental and emotional being. Gulu's technique is uniquely dedicated to separating the self while staying authentic and in the moment which helps to put on and take off a character like a coat."
On mental health protection in acting
Los Angeles Times
Critic's Choice
"This 'Flea' Delivers a Stylish Bite"
LA Weekly
Pick of the Week
"Stopendously funny".
Daily News
10 Best Play of the Year
"Flawless 'Flea' collars laughs"
"Something Extraordinary is going on at Stage Theater Center"
Backstage West
Critic's Pick
Daily News
"It has the slapstick humor of medieval Italian street comedy"