▁Dance , ▁in ▁which ▁New found land ▁provides ▁a ▁sometimes ▁real istic ▁and ▁sometimes ▁symbol ic ▁back drop ▁for ▁his ▁po etic ▁rendering ▁of ▁lives ▁in ▁contin ual ▁conflict ▁with ▁natural ▁elements . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁Cook ' s ▁plays ▁include ▁dialog ue ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁New found land ▁dialect ; ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁this , ▁The ▁Head , ▁G uts ▁and ▁Sound bone ▁Dance ▁was ▁rest aged ▁as ▁far ▁away ▁as ▁Regin a , ▁S ask atch ew an ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Cook ▁married ▁three ▁times , ▁and ▁father ed ▁twelve ▁children , ▁including ▁actor ▁Sebastian ▁Sp ence ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁Jan is . ▁Cook ▁retained ▁a ▁residence ▁in ▁Str at ford , ▁Ontario . ▁While ▁passing ▁through ▁St ▁Joh ns ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁his ▁summer ▁home ▁on ▁Random ▁Island , ▁Cook ▁became ▁ill ▁and ▁died . ▁ ▁Pl ays ▁ ▁T il n , ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Col our ▁The ▁F lesh ▁the ▁Col our ▁of ▁D ust , ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Head , ▁G uts ▁and ▁Sound ▁B one ▁Dance , ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Jacob ' s ▁W ake , ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Qu iller , ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Ther ese ' s ▁Cre ed , ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Fish erman ' s ▁Re ven ge , ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁( children