Michelle Moslemi-Hach茅
Assistant Professor of Instruction in Theatre;
Head of Musical Theatre
Phone: (813) 974-2701
Email: mhache@usf.edu
Michelle Moslemi-Hach茅 is a Kurdish-American director, performer, and vocal instructor with over eighteen years of professional experience in musical theatre and vocal pedagogy. Her areas of specialization include contemporary musical theatre, crossover techniques, contemporary commercial music (CCM), and classical voice. She earned a Graduate Diploma from The Juilliard School and holds a Master of Music in Musical Theatre from Oklahoma City University.
Ms. Hach茅 has served as Head of Musical Theatre at the University of South Carolina
School of Music and has held faculty appointments as Director of Opera and Musical
Theatre and Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor,
as well as Lecturer of Applied Voice at Texas State University. She has also contributed
to the field as a reviewer for The Austin Chronicle and as a national adjudicator
for the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and Hal Leonard Vocal Competitions.
In addition to her academic appointments, Ms. Moslemi-Hach茅 has extensive experience
in student mentorship and audition preparation for both musical theatre and classical
voice programs. Her students have been admitted to nationally recognized conservatories
and young artist programs and have received scholarships, competitive awards, and
professional performance opportunities in theatre, film, and national tours. She developed
the University of South Carolina Summer Musical Theatre Intensive and has served as
artistic director for Gilbert & Sullivan Austin and Austin Summer Musical for Children.
Her work as a director and performer has been recognized with multiple B. Iden Payne
Award nominations and honors, including awards for directing musical theatre productions.
As a performer, her dramatic soprano voice is represented on recordings spanning musical
theatre, classical repertoire, and classical fusion. Certified in Meisner in Music,
she offers lectures and workshops on crossover pedagogy and contemporary musical theatre
industry practices at regional and national conferences.
Ms. Hach茅 is an active member of The Juilliard Teacher Directory, the National Association
of Teachers of Singing (NATS), the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance (MTEA), and
the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC).