You also find no doubt that you have much better control and knowledge about what's going on now don't you? Verses in the booth, hmm, you give commands to the sound and light people, watch the show from the audience, but what's going on back stage? Is the main ready to
go up... how do you know? Should there be a problem, you are a good long distance away. Not to mention, is it not the job of the
stage manager to take on a role as necessary should there be a problem and otherwise nobody available?
In other words, both out of utility and control, and normalcy for how it's done, the stage manager is back stage and normally on stage right. Very rare the stage manager is not managing the stage, instead is watching it.
Any help? I think you have naturally fallen into doing things about right in helping where you can or are needed, but not abandoning your post. I take it you announce your going off headsets for a moment
etc.