--- title: "Joni Mitchell: Take Me As I Am | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "Take Me As I Am is a one-woman show exploring the songs and stories of Joni Mitchell, played by Rainee Blake. Be transported back to a night in 1976 after Joni returned home from a solo road trip across America and right before the release of her acclaimed album Hejira. She is ready to bare her soul as she always has, capturing audiences with her depth, insight and charm. Rainee plays guitar and dulcimer on classic songs like Both Sides Now, Woodstock and A Case of You." "og:title": "Joni Mitchell: Take Me As I Am" "twitter:description": "Take Me As I Am is a one-woman show exploring the songs and stories of Joni Mitchell, played by Rainee Blake. Be transported back to a night in 1976 after Joni returned home from a solo road trip across America and right before the release of her acclaimed album Hejira. She is ready to bare her soul as she always has, capturing audiences with her depth, insight and charm. Rainee plays guitar and dulcimer on classic songs like Both Sides Now, Woodstock and A Case of You." "twitter:title": "Joni Mitchell: Take Me As I Am" description: "Take Me As I Am is a one-woman show exploring the songs and stories of Joni Mitchell, played by Rainee Blake. Be transported back to a night in 1976 after Joni returned home from a solo road trip across America and right before the release of her acclaimed album Hejira. She is ready to bare her soul as she always has, capturing audiences with her depth, insight and charm. Rainee plays guitar and dulcimer on classic songs like Both Sides Now, Woodstock and A Case of You." --- # Joni Mitchell: Take Me As I Am [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![Joni Mitchell: Take Me As I Am](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2Fdd7a6954-1800-443c-9675-04e85474881b?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # Joni Mitchell: Take Me As I Am Take Me As I Am is a one-woman show exploring the songs and stories of Joni Mitchell, played by Rainee Blake. Be transported back to a night in 1976 after Joni returned home from a solo road trip across America and right before the release of her acclaimed album Hejira. She is ready to bare her soul as she always has, capturing audiences with her depth, insight and charm. 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