The man who wouldn’t go along

In 1943, an Austrian farmer named Franz Jagerstatter was executed for refusing to wear a Nazi uniform and serve in the army of the Third Reich. Noted Israeli playwright Joshua Sobol’s drama, “iWitness,” based on that true story, is set during Jagerstatter’s final day in prison, where his friends and loved ones come to plead with him to abandon his principles to save his life. This is the play’s English-language American premiere; Sobol, whose plays include “Ghetto” and “The Soul of a Jew,” wrote the translation with Barry Edelstein.

“iWitness,” Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A. Opens 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Runs 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 7:30 p.m. Sundays; 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Exceptions: No 7:30 p.m. show this Sunday; dark April 18-21. Ends May 21. $42 to $55. (213) 628-2772, www.CenterTheatreGroup.org