well, for me, as the light board op (and lighting designer) as well as the
TD/SM, I was working from the booth. However, I had someone back stage who was in charge of the run crew who I was in contact with over the coms so that I knew when the show was ready to start, or when to pull the lights up and all of those things. If I wasn't also running the board I would rather be back stage to help out and see for myself what needs to be done, as well as when people went off coms without telling me and without getting back on the coms when I flash the call button!!!! ugh.... yea.....