Mazon contemplates in stream of consciousness fashion his would-be future while he waits for the switch to be flipped.
Killer's Head was performed at The American Place Theatre in New York, as part of a double bill with Shepard's play Action.
"[2] That year, Shepard also directed a performance of the play, also a double bill with Action, at The Magic Theatre in San Francisco.
Here, the role of Mazon was played by a rotating cast of actors, one per week, including John Diehl.
Jamey Sheridan, Bill Pullman, Treat Williams, Scott Glenn, and Dermot Mulroney.