Andreas Teuber's illustrious career began after a year as an undergraduate at Oxford University, where he was cast in the role of Mephistopheles in the Oxford University Drama Society production of Christopher Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus". This production, which took place alongside Richard Burton as Faustus and Elizabeth Taylor as Helen of Troy, marked the beginning of his professional journey. He later reprised his role in the Columbia Pictures movie version of "Doctor Faustus" (1967),now available on DVD.
As his career progressed, Teuber guest-starred on various television series, including "I Spy" alongside Bill Cosby and Robert Culp, and "The Big Valley" with Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Lee Majors, Richard Long, and Peter Breck. He also took on the title role in the PBS N.E.T. Playhouse National telecast of "Generation of Leaves: Jesus - A Passion Play for Americans" (1970),a jazz/rock re-telling of the last ten days of Christ, produced by Jac Venza.
In the late 1980s, Teuber founded the Poets' Theater, serving as its Artistic Director until 1998. During his tenure, he worked with renowned poets such as Seamus Heaney, Joseph Brodsky, Derek Walcott, Anthony Hecht, Amy Clampitt, Richard Wilbur, John Ashbery, Kenward Elmslie, Alison Lurie, Kenneth Koch, William Corbett, Joe LeSuer, Lloyd Schwartz, Gail Mazur, and Allen Ginsberg.
In 1992, Teuber founded the Cambridge Theater Company, which he directed until 1998. The Theater Company produced its shows at the Hasty Pudding Theater in Harvard Square and gained a reputation as Boston's leading off-Broadway theater. In 1998, the Theater Company received the Elliot Norton Award, Boston's highest Theater Honor, for the Best Production of the Year.
Throughout his career, Teuber has directed numerous stage productions for both the Poets Theater and the Cambridge Theater Company. His impressive list of actors includes Claire Bloom, William Cain, Stockard Channing, Lindsay Crouse, Blythe Danner, Peter Falk, Julie Harris, John Heard, Cherry Jones, Bill Murray, Alan Rachins, Christopher Reeve, Wallace Shawn, Kathryn Walker, Sam Waterston, Debra Winger, and Irene Worth.
