Teeter was the artistic director of Light Opera Works (Evanston, Illinois), starting in August 1999, and directed many shows there, starting with the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta "The Gondoliers" in May 2000 and including "Ragtime" (Light Opera Works of Chicago) in 2003 and "Candide" (Light Opera Works of Chicago) in 2004. Teeter's academic credits include positions at California State University, Fullerton, where he helped start the pilot program for a BFA in Musical Theatre and was an associate professor with the theatre and dance department. He held positions at Northwestern University and Shenandoah University. Since 2007 he has been a faculty member at The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he now serves as an associate professor of theatre and head of musical theatre. Teeter's recordings include "On Your Toes" (Broadway Revival Cast, 1983), "Lady, Be Good!" (Studio Cast, Roxbury Recordings, 1992), "The Musicality of Rodgers & Hart" (Compilation, 1997)  and "The Wizard of Oz" (Original New York Cast, 1998 Grammy nomination). Teeter is married to Kristen, a dancer who is also a teacher of jazz and contemporary dance classes. They married at a Sonoma Valley winery, with cast members from the tour of "The Wizard of Oz" attending, and celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary in 2013. They have four children.